Tag: Supreme Court

Lula, Brazil’s Ex-president, One Step Closer to Jail

Brazil’s Supreme Court approved a request to probe former President Luiz Inácio Lula da ...

Hydra of Lerna: Brazil’s New Anti-Corruption Action Goes After Ministers and Governor

Brazil’s Federal Police officers executed warrants for Operation Hydra of Lerna at the Workers’ ...

Brazil President Being Investigated for Involvement in the Petrobras Corruption Case

Brazil’s Federal Supreme Court gave a green light to preliminary investigation into President Michel ...

At UN, Brazil President Praises Democracy and Asks Foreigners to Invest in His Country

In the speech marking the opening of the 71st United Nations (UN) General Assembly, ...

Brazil Transfers Power from a Scandal-Plagued Party to Another No Less Corrupt

Brazil’s Congress has installed Michel Temer as the country’s new president. He had served ...

Senate Has Already Decided Brazil President’s Fate. The Vote Will Be Cast Today

For the last time on Tuesday, the Brazilian Senate heard the arguments of the ...

Brazil’s Supreme Decides to Investigate Rousseff and Lula for Obstruction of Justice

Brazil’s Supreme Court (STF) Justice Teori Zavascki has authorized Prosecutor-General Rodrigo Janot to look ...

Brazil’s Prosecutor-General Wants Federal Court to Deal with Lula

Brazil’s Prosecutor-General, Rodrigo Janot, delivered a document to the Supreme Court, in which he ...

Brazil’s Supreme Follows the Money and Condemns Lula’s Top Aide for Corruption

Brazil’s Supreme Court continued the trial of Penal Case 470, the mensalão, second part ...

José Dirceu, Lula’s Chief of Staff, Was Mensalão’s Mastermind, Says Brazil Supreme

Brazil’s ex-president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s chief of staff masterminded a vote-buying scheme ...