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When the defenders of democracy turn their backs on it instead

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Brazil’s top court saved the country’s young democracy. Now it is strangling it through corruption

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The ministers of the Federal Supreme Court (STF) who, one day were seen as defenders of democracy, have now become a threat to this year's presidential elections, as they are at the center of a scandal of ugly and constantly expanding corruption, writes The Economist in an article published on Thursday (10). The biggest loser would be Brazilian democracy. Brazilians are tired of the scandals of corruption that stain the political class every few…

·Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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The British journal The Economist published, this Thursday, 10, an analysis in which it states that the Supreme Federal Court (STF), which has already been seen as a defender of democracy, has become a threat. The original title is "When the defenders of democracy turn their backs on it instead" — or in free translation: "When the defenders of democracy, instead, turn their backs on it." + Understand politics news in the West The publication cit…

Article repercussions crisis in the Supreme Federal Court and dispute involving the ministers Alexandre de Moraes and André Mendonça

·São Paulo, Brazil
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In an article published on Thursday (10), the British magazine The Economist states that members of the STF (Supremo Tribunal Federal) considered defenders of democracy after the conviction of former President Jair Bolsonaro (PL) turned their backs on her. Read more (09/10/2026

·São Paulo, Brazil
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BizToc broke the news on Thursday, September 10, 2026.
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