Brazil
TSE confirms indirect election for Rio governor after Cláudio Castro's exit
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Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE) confirmed on Wednesday (25) that the election to complete the Rio de Janeiro governorship will be indirect, held in the state assembly. The ruling followed Cláudio Castro's (PL) resignation on the eve of a judgment declaring him ineligible. Interim Governor Ricardo Couto identified and prompted correction of an error in the TSE's certificate.
Brazil's Senate approved on Wednesday (March 25) a bill classifying vicaricídio as a heinous crime, with 20 to 40 years imprisonment. Inspired by the killing of two brothers in Itumbiara (GO), it integrates the Maria da Penha Law and awaits presidential sanction.
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Rio's city hall dismissed teacher Monique Medeiros da Costa e Silva, charged in the 2021 death of her son Henry Borel, two days after her prison release. The decision, signed by Mayor Eduardo Cavaliere, was published in the Official Gazette on Wednesday (25). The Public Prosecutor's Office has appealed for her return to jail.
Presidency's General Secretariat Minister Guilherme Boulos announced on Tuesday (24) a set of actions to change relations between digital transport and delivery platforms and their workers. Measures include payment transparency requirements and support points creation. The announcement addresses demands for better working conditions.
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Argentine lawyer Agostina Páez, detained in Rio de Janeiro since January over gestures deemed racist, will not go to prison and can return home following a court hearing on Tuesday. Prosecutors reformulated the charge as a continued offense, paving the way for community service in Argentina and financial reparation.
STF Justice Alexandre de Moraes authorized former President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday (24) to serve his sentence under 90-day humanitarian house arrest starting from medical discharge due to broncopneumonia. The order requires an electronic ankle bracelet and bans social media use. Allies celebrate but criticize the temporary nature.
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President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva enacted the Anti-Faction Bill, now the Raul Jungmann Law, on Tuesday (24) with vetoes to provisions punishing independent agents for grave faction-like acts and allocating seized assets to states. The law introduces new offenses against ultraviolent criminal organizations, featuring harsh penalties and restrictions on prison benefits.
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