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Cury backs investigations into Brazil’s Supreme Court and promises ‘adjustments’ to Pix

From Estadão · () Portuguese

Translated from Portuguese and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Avante presidential candidate Augusto Cury called for all investigations involving Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court to continue, with no one exempt from scrutiny.
  • Cury said he would maintain Pix but make unspecified adjustments if elected.
  • He advocated a peaceful but non-subservient foreign policy, criticized U.S. tariffs and proposed talks with Argentina and Brics leaders.

Augusto Cury says investigations involving Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court should continue “no matter who it hurts.” Speaking after a campaign address in Rio de Janeiro, the Avante presidential candidate argued that no one should be spared if there are indications of wrongdoing.

No matter who it hurts.

· Augusto CuryCury used the phrase while defending the continuation of all investigations involving Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court.

“If no guilt is proven, they are free. But if there is guilt, there must be a conviction,” Cury said. He called for an independent Supreme Court with “transparency in everything” and said its members should have full independence to investigate every indication of corruption.

Cury also said he would keep Pix, Brazil’s electronic payment system, in his government. He intends to make “some adjustments,” but did not explain what they would be. The system has faced criticism from the U.S. government.

If no guilt is proven, they are free. But if there is guilt, there must be a conviction.

· Augusto CuryHe described how he believed investigations and possible findings of wrongdoing should be handled.

On foreign policy, Cury described his approach as peaceful but not subservient. He attributed U.S. tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump to financial difficulties in the United States and said he wanted to speak with Argentine President Javier Milei and leaders of the Brics countries. “Countries that had condi”

We will keep Pix in my government, but we have to make some adjustments.

· Augusto CuryCury said he would preserve Pix while proposing changes he did not specify.
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