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PL leaders met with Senate President Davi Alcolumbre on the night of May 5 to address the crisis in Rio state's succession following Cláudio Castro's resignation. The meeting came amid threats of congressional obstruction to pressure the STF. Alcolumbre urged caution and suggested pursuing dialogue.

May 05, 2026 Iniulat ng AI

Mato Grosso's procurador-geral de Justiça, Rodrigo Fonseca, approved on April 30 the extension of a roughly R$ 4,700 subsidy for prosecutors working in hard-to-reach areas. The measure updates an existing policy amid STF restrictions on extra pay. It aims to encourage postings in poor, remote municipalities.

Brazil's Attorney General Paulo Gonet issued a favorable opinion to the Supreme Federal Court (STF) on April 24, 2026, backing former President Jair Bolsonaro's request to temporarily leave house arrest for rotator cuff surgery on his right shoulder. The opinion responds to a request from case rapporteur Justice Alexandre de Moraes.

April 24, 2026 Iniulat ng AI

Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered on Friday, April 24, 2026, the definitive enforcement of sentences for five convicts in Nucleus 2 of the coup plot linked to Jair Bolsonaro's government. The convictions, issued in December 2025, became final after no further appeals were possible. The defendants, mostly already in preventive detention, now serve sentences ranging from 8 to 26 years and six months.

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.

April 14, 2026 Iniulat ng AI

Minister Kassio Nunes Marques was elected president of the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) on Tuesday, April 14, in a symbolic vote. André Mendonça will serve as vice-president, with inauguration set for late May and a two-year term.