La Primera Sala del Supremo Tribunal Federal de Brasil condenó el martes (17) a tres diputados del Partido Liberal por corrupción pasiva en el desvío de enmiendas parlamentarias a Maranhão. Los acusados fueron acusados de exigir un 25% de comisión sobre los fondos enviados a los municipios. Se trata de la primera condena del STF por un delito de este tipo.
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Brazil's Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (CPI) on Organized Crime rejected Senator Alessandro Vieira's (MDB-SE) final report on Tuesday (April 14), which proposed indicting three Supreme Federal Court (STF) justices and the Attorney General. The report was defeated 6-4 after changes in the commission's composition. The substitutions favored government-aligned members, swaying the vote outcome.
The First Panel of the Supreme Federal Court begins on Tuesday (24) the trial of those accused of ordering the murder of councilwoman Marielle Franco and driver Anderson Gomes, which occurred on March 14, 2018, in Rio de Janeiro. The process, nearly eight years after the crime, involves figures such as the Brazão brothers and former Civil Police chief Rivaldo Barbosa. Family members express hope that the verdict will mark a milestone for justice and human rights in Brazil.
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Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) First Panel will resume on Tuesday (April 28) the judgment on whether pastor Silas Malafaia will be made a defendant for slander and insult against the Army High Command. Malafaia's defense requested a postponement, arguing the panel is incomplete with only four justices. The case stems from criticisms Malafaia made during a rally in April 2025 on Avenida Paulista.
Centrist leaders in Brazil's lower house want to avoid voting on a bill regulating extra perks and supersalaries for public servants unless President Lula's government engages directly. The Supreme Federal Court suspended these benefits and ordered Congress to legislate within 60 days, but the deadline is deemed too short in an election year. The STF plenary is judging the decisions this week.
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The defense of former president Jair Bolsonaro filed a request for criminal review with the Supreme Federal Court on Friday, May 8. Lawyers claim judicial error in the conviction for coup attempt.
Brazil's Workers' Party (PT) will discuss a political manifesto at its national meeting in Brasília this weekend, proposing milder judiciary reforms. The initial draft referenced 'promiscuity between judges and businessmen', now shifted to 'self-correction mechanisms'. This adjustment comes amid the Banco Master scandal implicating Supreme Federal Court (STF) justices.