Tag: Kassio Nunes Marques

• Monday, October 26th 2026 - 13:39 UTC

  A judge appointed by Jair Bolsonaro rejects his son’s case for annulling the election

  

  The president of Brazil’s Superior Electoral Court, Kassio Nunes Marques, who was appointed to the Supreme Federal Court by former president Jair Bolsonaro in 2020, said on Monday that the extension of voting hours did not change the result of the runoff won by Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, the former president’s son, had cited the extension in refusing to recognise his defeat and calling for the election to be annulled.

• Wednesday, March 10th 2021 - 09:20 UTC

  Brazilian Supreme Court divided on overturning graft convictions of Lula da Silva

  

  The Brazilian Supreme Court was divided on Tuesday on overturning graft convictions of ex-president Lula da Silva, which could definitively clear his name ahead of a possible 2022 presidential election if he decides to run.

• Thursday, October 22nd 2020 - 09:20 UTC

  Bolsonaro's conservative candidate to the Supreme Court receives Senate approval

  

  The Brazilian Senate approved, by 57 votes in favor and 10 against, the appointment of conservative Judge Kassio Nunes Marques, 48, to become minister of the STF (Supreme Federal Court). He will take over for Dean Celso de Mello, who retired this month.