The Latest Breaking News from André Mendonça

Brazil Votes Sunday — and It's a Dead Heat With a Patron Saint at the Center of It All

Brazil votes October 4 with Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro locked at 42% each. A patron saint controversy, 1,125 court-ordered post removals, and U.S. tariffs set the stage.

Latin Times · Oct 2

The Rational Behind Each Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Voting For or Against Merging the Moraes, STF Case

Vote-by-vote: what each Brazilian Supreme Court justice argued Sept. 15 on Alexandre de Moraes — and the real story behind the Gilmar-Mendonça clash.

Latin Times · Sep 16

Brazil's Top Court Splits 4-3 and Freezes the Question of Whether to Investigate One of Its Own

Brazil's Supreme Court split 4-3 on merging Justice Alexandre de Moraes's case with another, then froze the vote. See how each justice voted.

Latin Times · Sep 15

Flávio Bolsonaro Just Tied Lula in Prediction Market Polls — While Brazil's Supreme Court Tears Itself Apart

Flávio Bolsonaro has pulled even with Lula weeks before Brazil's vote, as a Supreme Court feud rattles the race. What's driving it, and what got distorted.

Latin Times · Sep 12

Inside Brazil's Judicial Civil War: Three Supreme Court Justices Overrule Each Other Over Federal Police Chief

Brazil's Supreme Court freezes the appointment of top police chief Rolando Alexandre de Souza following conflicting judicial rulings and a $25M contract scandal.

Latin Times · Sep 11

Brazil Supreme Court Crisis Just Swallowed the Federal Police Chief, Too: Inside Judicial-Banco Master Scandal

Protests, a purged police chief and a Friday deadline: how the Banco Master scandal is testing Brazil's Supreme Court weeks before the presidential vote.

Latin Times · Sep 9

Supreme Court Corruption? Secret $25M Contract Tied to Top Brazil Judge Moraes Leaked Ahead of Election

A R$131 million contract tied to Justice Alexandre de Moraes and a feud with fellow justice André Mendonça collide with Lula's reelection push.

Latin Times · Sep 7

Brazil supreme court rules in favor of Indigenous land rights in historic win

Court voted against agribusiness-backed attempt to prevent communities claiming land they did not physically occupy in 1988

The Guardian - US · Sep 21, 2023