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Brazil’s Senate blocks Lula’s Supreme Court nominee, first rejection in 132 years
Messias fell 7 votes short after a secret ballot, forcing Lula to name another nominee for the court.
- On Wednesday, Brazil's Senate rejected President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's nomination of Jorge Messias to the Supreme Court, with only 34 senators voting in favor and 42 opposed.
- The rejection marks the first time Brazil has rejected a Supreme Court nominee in more than 130 years, with the last instance occurring in 1894 during the presidency of Floriano Peixoto.
- Although a Senate commission previously approved the 46-year-old Messias, the full house disagreed during a secret ballot, despite active campaigning from Lula and outreach to Evangelical lawmakers.
- Brazil's Supreme Court continues operating with 10 members while the vacancy remains unfilled, and President Luiz must now nominate another candidate for Senate confirmation.
- The president's new nominee will face identical scrutiny and Senate review before another confirmation vote, as lawmakers exercise their constitutional authority over judicial appointments.
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Brazil’s Senate Imposes a Historic Defeat on Lula by Rejecting His Candidate for Supreme Court Judge
The president of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has suffered a severe blow this Wednesday from the senators, when less than six months before the elections. The Senate said ‘no’ to the name he had proposed to occupy a vacant position in the Federal Supreme Court. It was something that did not happen since 1894, more than 130 years ago. Normally, the Senate ratified, with more or less effort, the name that came from the Palacio del Planalto, …
The Senate in Brazil has blocked the person nominated by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva for a position on the country's Supreme Court.
Result imposes historical defeat for President Lula; current Union Advocate General needed to receive the favorable vote of at least 41 senators
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Brazil’s Senate blocks Lula’s Supreme Court nominee, first rejection in 132 years
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil's Senate dealt a political blow to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Wednesday by rejecting his nomination to the Supreme Court, the first in more than 130 years and a sign that the veteran…
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Brazil's Senate blocks Lula's Supreme Court nominee, first rejection in 132 years
Brazil’s Senate dealt a political blow to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Wednesday by rejecting his appointee to the Supreme Court, the first in more than 130 years.
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