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Montevideo, March 1st 2026 - 14:12 UTC

Tag: Supreme Federal Court (STF)

  • Saturday, July 3rd 2021 - 11:26 UTC

    Brazilian STF Judge says Prosecution needs to investigate Bolsonaro

    The Prosecutor cannot be a spectator, said Justice Weber

    Brazil's Supreme Court (STF) Justice Rosa Weber Friday acquiesced to a request from Deputy Attorney General Humberto Jacques de Medeiros to launch an inquiry into President Jair Bolsonaro's involvement in an alleged case of corruption regarding the purchase of Indian-made coronavirus vaccines.

  • Thursday, April 18th 2019 - 09:43 UTC

    Transparency International blasts Brazilian Justice for violating freedom of expression

    Last month the president of the court, Dias Toffoli, initiated a secretive investigation into ‘fake news’ and threats to the STF and its members

    A decision by Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court (STF) to demand the suppression of a media report concerning one of the court’s sitting judges violates the freedom of the press, warns Transparency International Brazil. The demand to remove the report from the internet is unacceptable, risks the international image of Brazil and goes against fundamental principles of the democratic rule of law.

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