Tag: The Supreme Federal Court of Brazil (STF)

• Tuesday, May 10th 2022 - 10:30 UTC

  Brazil's Economy Minister in favor of taxing the wealthiest

  

  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

  

  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

  

  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.

• Thursday, August 5th 2021 - 09:52 UTC

  Brazil's STF places President Bolsonaro under investigation for casting doubt on the electronic voting system

  

  Brazil's Superior Federal Court (STF) Wednesday ruled President Jair Bolsonaro needed to be investigated for alleged “slander” and “incitement to crime” when he voiced his concerns about the trustworthiness of the electronic voting system.

• Friday, April 27th 2018 - 12:24 UTC

  Brazil's Supreme Tribunal begins to address Lula's case on May 4th

  

  Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court (STF) is to vote on a motion starting May 4 that could potentially release ex-president Lula da Silva from prison, the court said. Lula's defense team hopes to overturn a decision by Sergio Moro, a federal judge and head of a key corruption investigation that determined he had to begin serving a 12-year sentence for accepting bribes.

• Monday, April 9th 2018 - 08:42 UTC

  Lula's defense hopes for an early retrieve if Supreme Court changes a key law

  

  Brazil's ex-president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who began a 12-year jail sentence on Saturday in Curitiba, could win an early reprieve if the country's top court decides to change a key law. Marco Aurelio Mello, a judge at the Supreme Federal Tribunal (STF), said he would petition the divided court next Wednesday to revisit the current law on incarceration during appeals.

• Thursday, April 5th 2018 - 09:16 UTC

  Supreme Court rejects Lula's petition: must start prison term

  

  The Supreme Federal Court of Brazil (STF) decided to reject the judicial appeal filed by former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to appeal while in freedom to a sentence for corruption that remains pending, so the former president should enter the prison and begin compliance of the sentence.