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Brazil Supreme Court Feud Over 'Caso Master' Eviscerates Judicial Credibility
The public clash between two top judges in Brazil's Supreme Federal Court over a corruption case is seen by analysts as a crisis of politicization that is raising Brazil’s country risk premium.
Brazil’s Election Campaign Derailed by Unprecedented Judicial Crisis and Supreme Court Feud
An institutional feud within the Supreme Federal Court over the Banco Master scandal, coupled with a key electoral ruling, has displaced policy debate in Brazil’s presidential race.
Lula Avoids Supreme Court Crisis Topic at UN as Institutional Tensions Fuel Brazil’s Political Risk
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will exclude Brazil's deepening judicial crisis from his UN speech, classifying the STF conflict as an internal matter.
Lula Proposes STF Term Limits and Nepotism Ban Amid Brazil’s Judicial Crisis
President Lula called for a “profound reform” of Brazil's Supreme Court, demanding term limits and new ethics rules for ministers following the highly publicized Banco Master scandal.
Brazil’s Election Dead-Heat Coincides With Deepening Judicial Crisis and Agro-Energy Shocks
Brazil's political and economic stability is tested by a dead-heat election, a Supreme Court crisis, and major agricultural threats from El Niño.
Lula Demands Full Transparency in Banco Master Scandal, Calls It Brazil’s ‘Biggest Financial Crime’
President Lula called for the "complete lifting of the confidentiality" in the Banco Master case to address an "institutional crisis" in Brazil’s judiciary.
Brazil’s Supreme Court Heads for Showdown Over Judge’s Alleged Links to Multi-Billion Dollar Fraud Case
Brazil’s STF faces an unprecedented vote on whether to investigate Justice Alexandre de Moraes over his alleged connection to the R$131 million Master Bank fraud scandal.
Unsealed Evidence Against Bolsonaro Challenger Flávio Deepens Brazil’s Judicial and Election Crisis
Documents detailing a R$61 million payment to Senator Flávio Bolsonaro have been unsealed, escalating an unprecedented political and judicial crisis weeks before Brazil's October 4 election.
President Lula Backs Term Limits for Brazil Supreme Court Justices Amid Institutional Crisis
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva supports a discussion on fixed terms for Supreme Court justices, a major institutional shift, as the court faces an unprecedented crisis.
Brazil’s Supreme Court Crisis Deepens as Justices Set to Vote on Investigating Colleague Alexandre de Moraes
STF President Edson Fachin called an extraordinary session for September 15 to decide on a formal investigation into Justice Alexandre de Moraes.
Brazil’s STF President Fachin Intervenes to Quell Judicial Crisis and Remove Alexandre de Moraes from Key Inquiry
Supreme Federal Court President Edson Fachin took decisive action to stabilize the STF amid an unprecedented judicial crisis, removing Justice Alexandre de Moraes as rapporteur for the controversial "Fake News" inquiry and stabilizing the Federal Police command.
Brazil’s Business Elite Backs STF President Fachin Amid High Court’s Institutional Crisis
A group of 45 top Brazilian business leaders and jurists voiced support for the Supreme Court President's recent moves to restore order amid the worst judicial crisis in years.
STF Justice Suspends Brazil’s Federal Police Chief, Citing ‘Institutional Wiretapping’ in Crisis Escalation
Supreme Court Justice André Mendonça removed Federal Police Director-General Andrei Rodrigues, citing illegal surveillance, intensifying Brazil’s judicial crisis.