Brazilian ex chief Justice will not run for the presidency in October

Wednesday, May 9th 2018 - 08:44 UTC

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Joaquim Barbosa, a former chief justice on Brazil's Supreme Court with anti-corruption credentials, said on Tuesday he would not run for the presidency in October, despite a growing clamor for his candidacy. Barbosa, the first and only black member of the high court, had in recent weeks positioned himself as a potential center-left candidate. He was attractive to many because of his clean image and background as a judge who battled corruption. Read full article

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DemonTree
Disappointing. It would have been nice to have a candidate who wasn't involved in all the corruption, and apparently, didn't take orders on how to vote when he was in the Supreme Court.
May 09th, 2018 - 03:16 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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:o))
REF: “will not run for the presidency”:

Although I'm NOT qualified: my suggestion to him, is:
https://i.pinimg.com/236x/03/2a/bc/032abce436d4e289530c169684a12d73--confucius-quotes-quotes-quotes.jpg
May 10th, 2018 - 05:33 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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