Malawi’s Central Bank Unlawfully Cut Pay. Now Comes the Bill
A Malawi Reserve Bank salary ruling found a 2020 executive pay cut unlawful, and press reports put resulting payouts in...
August 28, 2026Topic
courts
Colombia’s Incoming Government Takes Ecopetrol Unit Cenit to Prosecutors
Colombia's incoming government filed two criminal complaints targeting Ecopetrol unit Cenit over a $5M contract and a $123M land programme,...
July 13, 2026
Brazil’s Court Watchdog Freezes the 21-Year Banco Santos Bankruptcy
Brazil's watchdog froze Banco Santos bankruptcy, ousted 30+ administrators over $2.3B in missing assets, an off-book cash pool, and a...
July 13, 2026
A Judge Says Two of Brazil’s Biggest Banks Helped Hide Americanas Debt
A federal judge saw indications that Itaú and Santander hid Americanas fraud debts. Itaú flatly denies any coordination as courts...
July 10, 2026
Courts and Central Banks Made the Week’s Biggest Calls, Not Voters
On one Tuesday, courts, central banks and statisticians handed down verdicts across four continents, exposing how modern states now govern...
July 1, 2026
Bolsonaro decrees program to offer broadband service in Brazil’s Amazon
President Jair Bolsonaro issued a decree creating a program aimed at offering good quality broadband services to the Amazon region,...
September 18, 2021
Court in Rio to Adopt “Faceless Judges” to Combat Death Threats
With over twenty judges threatened with death and living under police protection, the Rio de Janeiro State Court is adopting...
May 21, 2019
Brazilian Judge Denies in Single Day 143 Petitions to Free Lula
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The president of the Superior Court of Justice (STJ),...
July 12, 2018
Brazil’s Supreme Court Limits Lawmakers’ Jurisdiction Privileges
Decision by Justices to only hear cases which crime was committed during lawmaker's mandate may reduce some of the impunity...
May 4, 2018