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Montevideo, March 29th 2025 - 14:21 UTC

Tag: The Supreme Federal Court of Brazil (STF)

  • Wednesday, March 26th 2025 - 23:32 UTC

    Brazil's STF votes to proceed with coup charges against Bolsonaro and others

    “We had a very violent coup attempt,” De Moraes stressed

    The First Panel (Turma) of Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) Wednesday voted unanimously in favor of moving on the the charges against former President Jair Bolsonaro and seven other defendants in connection with the Jan. 8, 2023, riots, which -the prosecution argues- constituted an attempted coup d'état following defeat in the 2022 elections.

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  • Wednesday, February 26th 2025 - 09:37 UTC

    Export of live animals do not violate Brazilian law, federal court ruling

    The export of live animals, cattle and sheep, are a booming business in Mercosur countries.

    A Brazilian Federal Court has ruled that the export of live animals for slaughter does not violate Brazilian law. The unanimous decision of the Federal Court overturned a lower court ruling that had suspended the activity at all Brazilian ports.

  • Thursday, November 28th 2024 - 21:19 UTC

    De Moraes says there is no such thing as self-regulation of social media

    Social media are “a monetized business,” De Moraes argued

    Brazil's Supreme Federal Court Justice Alexandre De Moraes said Thursday that the Jan. 8, 2023, uprising in the country's capital proved that self-regulation of social networks does not work as its defenders claim it does. The magistrate spoke of the system's “bankruptcy” as the STF resumed reviewing the liability of companies operating social networks for the content posted by users, Agencia Brasil reported.

  • Saturday, September 14th 2024 - 10:44 UTC

    De Moraes collects X fines from Starlink accounts

    Having collected the fines, De Moraes lifted the freezings of the bank accounts of companies linked to tycoon Elon Musk

    Brazilian Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes ordered funds in the amount of R$ 18.3 million (around US$ 3.29 million) from the Internet Service Provider Starlink transferred to the Federal Government in payments for fines he imposed on the social media platform X for failing to comply with his ruling.

  • Wednesday, June 26th 2024 - 18:04 UTC

    Brazil's STF decriminalizes marijuana consumption

    Marijuana consumption will remain an administrative offense until other branches of government agree on the maximum amount marking the difference between personal use and traffic

    Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) issued a ruling Tuesday decriminalizing marijuana consumption for personal use, albeit only in private places. As per Brazil's current legislation dating back to 2006, the unauthorized acquisition or transport of drugs for personal use including marijuana carried penalties. Drug use in public areas has been maintained. Another debate revolved around how much marijuana would signal the difference between users and dealers. The case reached the STF following an appeal filed by a prison inmate hiding 3 grams of marijuana in his cell.

  • Friday, December 16th 2022 - 08:03 UTC

    Brazil's STF orders 103 searches targetting Bolsonaro followers

    Police raids were carried out in Brasilia, where radical Bolsonarists set fire to a dozen vehicles earlier this week, and in various other states nationwide

    Investigators were instructed to carry out 103 searches and four arrest warrants by Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) in the case of the “anti-democratic acts” that allegedly pursued a coup d'état against President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

  • Wednesday, August 3rd 2022 - 21:26 UTC

    Brazil's STF Chief Justice insists there are legal instruments against fake news

    Citizens need “to be well informed before expressing” their preference when voting, Fux argued

    Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) Chief Justice Luiz Fux said Wednesday that spreading information known to be false during the election period is a threat to the democratic system. For him, Brazil has instruments to combat “head-on” this risk.

  • Tuesday, May 10th 2022 - 10:30 UTC

    Brazil's Economy Minister in favor of taxing the wealthiest

    Guedes sees the move would help his country become a world power

    Brazil's Economy Minister Paulo Guedes Monday expressed his approval to apply an income tax on the extra wealthy citizens in exchange for easing down on collections levied on enterprises, it was reported.

  • Thursday, December 2nd 2021 - 17:52 UTC

    Pastor supported by Bolsonaro gets green light to join Brazil's STF

    Despite his religious beliefs, Mendonça vowed to defend same sex marriage, because the law comes first

    Evangelical Pastor André Mendonça has been given the green light by Brazil's Senate to become a new member of the country's Federal Supreme Court (STF) by 47 votes to 32 Thursday.

  • Friday, November 5th 2021 - 18:14 UTC

    Argentine President Fernández praises Brazil's STF

    Evo Morales was sheltered by various Latin American leaders after his government's collapse

    Argentine President Alberto Fernández praised Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) for its recent rulings involving opposition politicians, something which his own country had lacked.

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