The appointment of Flávio Dino, Brazil’s Minister of Justice, to the Supreme Federal Court (STF) by the Senate marks a significant development in the Brazilian judiciary. With Dino’s approval, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT, left) has now appointed four of the eleven justices of the STF, constituting over one-third of the Court’s composition. […]
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