Moraes Under Pressure
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Brazilian media reports that metadata allegedly shows Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes edited a 131.2 million-real contract. Senate President Davi Alcolumbre will not advance new impeachment petitions, while the Brazilian Bar Association calls for a rigorous, impartial investigation and Moraes orders the Army to destroy seven of Jair Bolsonaro’s guns.
Mendonça considers taking PF report on alleged evidence against Moraes to Brazil’s top court next week
Brazil’s Supreme Court could soon decide whether allegations involving Justice Alexandre de Moraes should become a formal investigation. Justice André Mendonça is considering taking a Federal Police report to the full court after releasing the document on Tuesday. Mendonça suggested that the case should be debated in a public, in-person session. Chief Justice Edson Fachin must decide whether to ac…
Senate president criticizes impeachment petitions and declines to comment on Alexandre de Moraes
Brazil’s Senate president, Davi Alcolumbre, complained about the volume of impeachment petitions against Supreme Federal Court ministers, then refused to offer an opinion on the growing controversy su…
Messages indicate Vorcaro sought changes to Brazil Journal reports
Messages taken from banker Daniel Vorcaro’s phone point to two occasions when he and former minister Fábio Faria acted on requests attributed to Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes about the con…
Brazil’s Prosecutor-General Seeks to Void Federal Police Report on Moraes and Vorcaro
Brazil’s prosecutor-general, Paulo Gonet, has asked for the annulment of a Federal Police report that includes conversations between former Banco Master owner Daniel Vorcaro and an interlocutor identi…
Alexandre de Moraes’s Position Is Becoming Unsustainable
The situation surrounding Brazil’s Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes has become “unsustainable,” Estadão argues, after a report linked him to a multimillion-real contract involving his wife’s …
Brazil Senate leader rejects new impeachment petitions against Moraes, will await Supreme Court
Brazil's Senate president, Davi Alcolumbre, has told allies he will not advance new impeachment petitions against Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, despite the release of messages involving t…
Brazilian Bar Association calls for rigorous investigation after messages involving Moraes emerge
Brazil’s Federal Council of the Brazilian Bar Association has called for a “rigorous and impartial investigation” after messages surfaced between Banco Master’s Daniel Vorcaro and Supreme Court Justic…