Brazil’s Supreme Court Opens Criminal Case Against Evangelical Pastor Silas Malafaia
Brazil's Supreme Court opened a criminal case against evangelical pastor Silas Malafaia over an insult charge tied to a 2025...
August 19, 2026Section
Politics – Brazil
Operation Sinon: Brazil Court Suspends Federal Police Officer Over Leaks
Operation Sinon: Brazil's Federal Police searched a serving officer suspected of selling sealed case files. Eight warrants, and no arrest...
August 19, 2026
Brazil’s Bill to End the Six-Day Week Has Been Stuck for 82 Days — and Still Has Not Reached Committee
The Brazil 6x1 work schedule bill cleared the Chamber in May, then sat on the Senate president's desk for months....
August 19, 2026
Brazil Court-Police Friction Simmers as New US Official Takes Office
Brazil's chief justice met the Federal Police director over an evidence-sharing dispute, as Washington's new Latin America official took office.
August 18, 2026
STF Suspends Indigenous Land Judgment; Audit Chief Suspended
Brazil's Supreme Federal Court suspended its marco temporal judgment on indigenous land, and Dino suspended a state audit court president.
August 18, 2026
Ineligible Marçal Files Presidential Bid in Brazil
Marçal registra candidatura à Presidência mesmo inelegível até 2032. Pablo Marçal filed a presidential registration on the final day, though...
August 18, 2026
X Changes Brazil Election Algorithm, and the US Calls It Censorship
X changed its Brazil election algorithm to comply with an electoral-court rule, and a US State Department official called the...
August 17, 2026
São Paulo Bar Association Proposes 12-Year Term Limits and a Minimum Age of 50 for Brazil’s Supreme Court Justices
OAB-SP proposes 12-year term limits and a minimum age of 50 for Brazil's Supreme Court justices, plus deep cuts to...
August 17, 2026
BTG/Nexus Poll: Lula Leads Flávio Bolsonaro in Brazil’s 2026 Election Runoff
The BTG/Nexus poll gives Lula 47% to Flávio Bolsonaro's 44% in Brazil's 2026 runoff, a technical tie that echoes a...
August 17, 2026