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Judicial Crisis Deepens as Gilmar Mendes Calls for Extraordinary CNJ Probe into R$100 Billion Precatórios Fraud
STF Justice Gilmar Mendes has called for an expanded CNJ investigation into widespread irregularities in federal court-ordered debt payments, citing a "parasitic" scheme tied to the Banco Master Case and a potential R$100 billion fiscal hole.
STF Justice Gilmar Mendes has called for an expanded CNJ investigation into widespread irregularities in federal court-ordered debt payments, citing a "parasitic" scheme tied to the Banco Master Case and a potential R$100 billion fiscal hole.
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