Brazilian Supreme Court justices at odds as election and probe into failed bank loom | National News
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s Supreme Court plunged further into an institutional crisis on Friday, with two of its best known justices now requesting major sanctions against each other.
Justice Alexandre de Moraes, 57, became a household name after leading the case that put former President Jair Bolsonaro in prison last year for an attempted coup. His colleague Andre Mendonca, 53, is the court’s first evangelical member, appointed by Bolsonaro.
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