Brazil’s Lula suffers heavy defeat as Senate rejects Supreme Court nominee (opens in new tab)

Brazil’s Senate on Wednesday rejected the nomination of Solicitor General Jorge Messias for an open seat on the Supreme Court, making President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva the first leader in more than a century to have a top court nominee rejected by Congress. The chamber rejected Lula’s nomination in a 42-34 vote, as backing […] The post Brazil’s Lula suffers heavy defeat as Senate rejects Supreme Court nominee appeared first on OODAloop.