Tag: Brazilian Supreme Court

• Wednesday, October 7th 2020 - 09:51 UTC

  Bolsonaro tells religious followers he plans to appoint an evangelical minister to the Supreme Court

  

  Brazil's president Jair Bolsonaro said at an event with conservative evangelical Christians that he hopes to appoint an evangelical minister to the supreme court next year.

• Saturday, October 3rd 2020 - 08:54 UTC

  Bolsonaro nominates liberal judge to the Supreme Court triggering reaction from evangelical supporters

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday nominated a judge with a record of flexible rulings to the country’s Supreme Court, frustrating evangelical members of his conservative base who had been promised one of their own for the opening.

• Tuesday, September 22nd 2020 - 08:34 UTC

  Petrobras faces unexpected challenges in its attempt to sell refineries

  

  Brazilian oil company Petrobras said on Monday it will open another round of bidding for its Repar refinery in the state of Parana after receiving binding offers that were too similar in value.

• Monday, May 25th 2020 - 08:57 UTC

  Mother of all scandals: “King” Bolsonaro and cabinet caught with their pants down

  

  On Apr 22, Brazil was fast becoming a new coronavirus flashpoint, but President Jair Bolsonaro and his cabinet barely mentioned the pandemic in a videotaped meeting that has triggered outrage and fuelled a potentially explosive investigation.

• Thursday, April 30th 2020 - 07:58 UTC

  Brazilian Supreme Court blocks Bolsonaro's attempt to name a family friend as top cop of the country

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday withdrew the name of a family friend he had picked to run the federal police after a Supreme Court justice blocked an appointment that opponents said would allow him inappropriate influence over law enforcement.

• Saturday, November 9th 2019 - 10:59 UTC

  Hundreds cheer Lula da Silva as he walks from jail a free man

  

  Brazil's icon Lula da Silva walked free from jail on Friday after a year and a half behind bars for corruption following a court ruling that could release thousands of convicts. The former president, wearing a black T-shirt and suit jacket, pumped his fist in the air as he exited the federal police headquarters in the southern city of Curitiba and was quickly mobbed by hundreds of supporters and journalists.

• Friday, November 8th 2019 - 05:58 UTC

  Brazilian Supreme Court ruling could release Lula and thousands of white collar criminals

  

  Brazil's Supreme Court decided on Thursday to end the mandatory imprisonment of convicted criminals after they lose their first appeal, restoring the previous rule that they should be allowed to exhaust all their appeal options before being locked up.

• Monday, September 30th 2019 - 08:03 UTC

  Brazil's ex chief prosecutor admits wanting to kill one of the Justices for smearing his daughter

  

  A judge in Brazil has issued a restraining order against a former attorney general after he admitted carrying a gun inside the Supreme Court to kill one of the justices. Rodrigo Janot served as chief public prosecutor for four years until 2017.

• Friday, August 9th 2019 - 10:43 UTC

  Lula da Silva will remain in Curitiba until pending appeals are filed and judged

  

  Brazil’s Supreme Court on Wednesday suspended a lower court decision to transfer imprisoned former President Lula da Silva from the southern city of Curitiba to a penitentiary in the state of Sao Paulo.

• Saturday, May 11th 2019 - 09:58 UTC

  Bolsonaro's new guns decree questioned by the Supreme Court and Congress

  

  A Brazilian supreme court judge said Friday that President Jair Bolsonaro and his Justice Ministry had five days to respond to opposition assertions that a recently passed gun decree was unconstitutional.