Tag: Supreme Federal Court (STF)

• Tuesday, June 20th 2023 - 10:37 UTC

  Brazil's STF sends 2014 case against Bolsonaro to lower court

  

  Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Dias Toffoli Monday sent to the Federal District Court the second criminal action in which former President Jair Bolsonaro is a defendant, Agencia Brasil reported.

• Friday, May 19th 2023 - 10:39 UTC

  Most of Brazil's STF justices vote to convict former President Collor

  

  A majority of Supreme Federal Court (STF) justices voted Thursday for the conviction of former senator and former president Fernando Collor for passive corruption and money laundering in a case of Operation Lava Jato, Agencia Brasil reported. So far, the score is 6 to 1 for conviction. After voting Thursday, the session was adjourned and will resume on May 24.

• Tuesday, February 28th 2023 - 09:48 UTC

  De Moraes says STF has jurisdiction to try Jan. 8 suspects whether civilian or military

  

  Brazilian Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes Monday said civilian magistrates may try military personnel involved in the Jan. 8 riots in Brasilia, Agencia Brasil reported.

• Wednesday, October 12th 2022 - 10:35 UTC

  Brazil's STF Judges against adding magistrates to the bench

  

  Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) judges Tuesday voiced their opinion against President Jair Bolsonaro's proposal to increase the number of STF magistrates from 11 to 16, albeit under anonymity.

• Thursday, October 6th 2022 - 09:30 UTC

  Brazil celebrates 34th anniversary of new constitution

  

  Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) Wednesday held a ceremony marking the 34th anniversary of the Constitution, drafted after the country's return to democratic rule.

• Friday, June 3rd 2022 - 21:31 UTC

  Bolsonaro insists his followers must prepare for war ahead of October elections

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro called on his followers Friday to be ready and spare their country from following the same paths as other South American nations in the Oct. 2 elections.

• 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.