Is Brazil’s Supreme Court Saving Democracy or Threatening It?
Oct 16, 2024 · For the past five years, the nation’s Supreme Court has expanded its power to carry out a sweeping campaign to protect Brazilian institutions from attacks, many of them online. To the...
Brazil Supreme Court strikes down military intervention ... - AP News
Apr 8, 2024 · Brazil’s Supreme Court unanimously voted Monday, April 8, 2024, that the armed forces have no constitutional power to intervene in disputes between government branches, marking a largely symbolic decision aimed at bolstering democracy after years of increasing threat of military intervention.
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice de Moraes tests boundaries of …
Jan 25, 2023 · SAO PAULO (AP) — With his Batman-like gown, athletic build and bald head, Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes cuts an imposing figure. To some, his actions from the bench are more intimidating.
Luís Roberto Barroso, Brazil’s Chief Justice, Defends Supreme Court…
Oct 16, 2024 · The chief justice of Brazil’s Supreme Court, Luís Roberto Barroso, defended the court in the face of growing debate over its aggressive role in politics.
Indigenous people in Brazil shed tears of joy as the Supreme Court ...
Sep 22, 2023 · RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Indigenous people celebrated Thursday after Brazil’s Supreme Court ruled to enshrine their land rights, removing the imminent threat those protections could be rolled back.
To Defend Democracy, Is Brazil’s Top Court Going Too Far?
Sep 26, 2022 · Brazil’s Supreme Court has acted as the primary check on President Jair Bolsonaro’s power. Now many are worried the court is posing its own threat.
Supreme Court approves landmark settlement in Mariana tragedy
Aug 11, 2024 · Brazil’s Federal Supreme Court justices ratified an agreement on Wednesday (6) to address the extensive damage from the 2015 Fundão dam collapse in Mariana, Minas Gerais. This landmark settlement, finalized on October 25 by the federal government, states, and mining giants Samarco, BHP, and Vale, commits R$170 billion toward reparations and ...
Brazil's top court boosts indigenous rights in landmark ruling - BBC
Sep 21, 2023 · Brazil's Supreme Court has rejected efforts to restrict native peoples' rights to reservations on their ancestral lands. Six of the 11 justices on Thursday ruled in favour of restoring...
Brazil Supreme Court panel unanimously upholds justice's …
Sep 3, 2024 · A Brazilian Supreme Court panel on Monday unanimously upheld the decision of one of its justices to block billionaire Elon Musk's social media platform X nationwide, according to the court's...
Brazil’s top court rules in favour of Indigenous rights in land claim ...
Sep 22, 2023 · Brazil’s Supreme Court has ruled in favour of Indigenous rights in a landmark case that weighed the constitutionality of establishing a time limit for making claims to ancestral territory.