Tag: Supreme Federal Court (STF)

• Thursday, April 21st 2022 - 09:55 UTC

  Jail sentence imposed on Brazilian Bolsonarist lawmaker

  

  Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) Wednesday decided by 10 votes against one to sentence Congressman Daniel Silveira to eight years and nine months in prison for attacking democratic institutions and posting insults against the magistrates on social media.

• Wednesday, April 20th 2022 - 09:55 UTC

  Brazilian Prosecutor moots not to proceed against Bolsonaro in corruption case

  

  Brazil's Deputy Attorney General Lindôra Maria Araújo filed a motion before Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Carmen Lucia not to move on with a corruption case against President Jair Bolsonaro, citing there was not enough evidence to justify it.

• Friday, November 19th 2021 - 09:40 UTC

  Brazil's Supreme Court rules discounts on school fees were unconstitutional

  

  Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) Thursday ruled that lower court decisions granting linear discounts on college tuition fees during the COVID-19 pandemic were unconstitutional.

• Thursday, November 18th 2021 - 09:09 UTC

  STF ruling compels Bolsonaro gov't to account for malnourished Yanomami children

  

  Brazil's Federal Supreme Court (STF) Justice Luís Roberto Barroso Wednesday gave President Jair Bolsonaro's administration five days to rectify the situation of malnourished Yanomami deprived of medical care, portrayed in a TV show over this past weekend.

• Wednesday, November 10th 2021 - 09:34 UTC

  Brazil's STF poised to terminating Bolsonaro's secret funds

  

  Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) looked poised Tuesday to bring the existence of confidential funds to an end. According to this mechanism dating back to 2020, a parliamentarian acts each year as “budget rapporteur,” suggesting federal agencies where and how to spend that money.

• Friday, October 29th 2021 - 20:21 UTC

  Bolsonaro loyalist want to make him Senator for life

  

  As charges to be filed against Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro get increasingly threatening, political allies of the head of state are said to be looking for ways to shield him from a possible conviction.

• Friday, October 29th 2021 - 09:40 UTC

  Brazil: Bolsonaro hints appointing STF judges involved “gifts”

  

  Video footage portraying Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro asking how much it would cost to appoint a Supreme Federal Court (STF) judge has gone viral Thursday.

• Friday, October 29th 2021 - 08:52 UTC

  Justice De Moraes fears digital militias will spread fake news ahead of 2022 elections in Brazil

  

  Brazil's Federal Supreme Court (STF) Justice Alexandre de Moraes Thursday said: “digital militias” allegedly linked to President Jair Bolsonaro were planning to spread fake news ahead of the 2022 elections, it was reported.

• Wednesday, October 6th 2021 - 22:33 UTC

  Brazilian officials mentioned in Pandora Papers under investigation for possible tax evasion

  

  Brazil's Economy Minister Paulo Guedes, one of the world leaders mentioned by name in the so-called Pandora Papers report released by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) admitted he had placed some of his money in offshore accounts, but “always within the law.”

• Monday, September 20th 2021 - 09:10 UTC

  Brazilian Justice calls on citizens to defend besieged democracy and freedom

  

  The Brazilian president of the Electoral Superior Tribunal, (TSE), Luis Roberto Barroso said that populism, extremism and authoritarianism have democracy under attack in the world, and it is essential the participation of the whole population to preserve the essence of freedom.