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Brazil Supreme Court takes over corruption case against former president
The Supreme Court of Brazil ruled Thursday that it will take over the corruption probe against former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva instead of returning the case to federal Judge Serio Moro. Senior officials are not immune from prosecution, bu (More) |
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Brazil high court judge upholds order barring appointment of ex-president
A judge for the Brazilian Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a ruling blocking former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva from taking a ministry post. Last week's order blocking the appointment came shortly after he was sworn into the position. A ful (More) |
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UN rights expert: Brazil must take further action to recognize indigenous peoples' rights
The UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples Victoria Tauli-Corpuz on Monday applauded the Brazilian government for its actions taken to recognize indigenous peoples' rights but stressed that further measures needed to be taken. In (More) |
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Brazil president to sue over corruption allegations
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff , on Sunday, stated that she will take legal action against the senator who accused her of corruption charges. Rousseff stated that she would sue Senator Delcidio Amaral for his defamatory statements made against (More) |
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Brazil judge blocks government appointment of ex-president Lula
A Brazilian judge issued an injunction on Thursday to block the appointment of ex-President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as chief of staff to his successor and current president, Dilma Rousseff, shortly after he was sworn in to the position. Lula was ch (More) |
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Brazil Supreme Court accepts plea deal for cooperation in corruption scandal
Brazil's Supreme Court announced on Tuesday that it had accepted a plea agreement offered by prosecutors in a case against Senator Delcídio do Amaral for his alleged involvement in a recent corruption scandal. Amaral was arrested in November for at (More) |
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Brazil ex-president Lula charged with money laundering
São Paulo state prosecutors on Wednesday filed charges against former Brazil President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in connection with money laundering and misrepresentation of assets involving a luxury apartment in the beachfront city of Guarujá. Alth (More) |
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Brazil Supreme Court authorizes corruption trial for president's rival
Brazil's Supreme Court unanimously agreed on Thursday that corruption charges against a member of Congress can move forward, possibly impacting impeachment efforts toward President Dilma Rousseff . Prosecutors believe that the leader of the lower ho (More) |
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Brazil justice minister resigns over corruption investigation
Brazilian Justice Minister Jose Eduardo Cardozo resigned on Monday amid pushback from the ruling Worker's Party over his failure to reign in the corruption investigation targeting public officials, including former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silv (More) |
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Life—It's Worth a Second Look
JURIST Guest Columnist Daniel J. Wright of The Law Office of Daniel Wright discusses the need to revisit life without parole sentencing in the US justice system..."No one truly knows a nation," Nelson Mandela wrote, "until one has been inside its jai (More) |
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg sentenced to death for spying
On April 5, 1951, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were sentenced to death after a treason trial in which they were convicted of passing atomic secrets to the Soviet Union.
Learn more about the Rosenberg trial.
