The latest institutional confrontation in Brazil reached a critical juncture following a contentious session at the country’s Supreme Federal Court (Supremo Tribunal Federal), amplifying tensions that now dominate the national political landscape and the ongoing electoral campaign. According to reports from Brazilian news agencies and international monitors, procedural disputes and sharp verbal exchanges among magistrates ...
Less than a month before the election, scheduled for October 4, the financial affair that affects elected officials of all walks of life and the highest court in the country, weakens a little more the confidence of Brazilians in their institutions.
The judges of the Supreme Court staged an unprecedented and televised fight that prevented progress on the request for investigation against the powerful Alexandre de Moraes