{"id":13176,"date":"2023-11-28T07:34:47","date_gmt":"2023-11-28T02:04:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/lula-names-own-justice-minister-to-high-court-bench\/"},"modified":"2023-11-28T07:34:47","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T02:04:47","slug":"lula-names-own-justice-minister-to-high-court-bench","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/lula-names-own-justice-minister-to-high-court-bench\/","title":{"rendered":"Lula names own justice minister to high court bench"},"content":{"rendered":"
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President Luiz In\u00e1cio Lula da Silva of Brazil said Monday that he chose Justice Minister Fl\u00e1vio Dino to fill an empty seat on the country\u2019s top court.<\/p>\n
Many allies of the leftist leader hoped he would pick another woman to replace Minister Rosa Maria Weber, who stepped down in September after turning 75, the age limit for the nation’s Supreme Federal Court justices. Weber’s departure as chief justice left one remaining female jurist on the 11-person court.<\/p>\n
The Brazilian Senate is expected to vote before the end of the year on Dino\u2019s nomination, which requires a simple majority for confirmation.<\/p>\n
BRAZIL’S PRESIDENT SAYS JULIAN ASSANGE CAN’T BE PUNISHED FOR ‘INFORMING SOCIETY’ IN A ‘TRANSPARENT’ WAY<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Dino, 55, governed the impoverished state of Maranh\u00e3o between 2015 and 2023 before becoming Lula\u2019s justice minister. He is a former federal judge and was seen for many years as one of the most vocal adversaries of former President Jair Bolsonaro.<\/p>\n During the COVID-19 pandemic, Dino imposed curfews and movement restrictions that angered the far-right leader.<\/p>\n As justice minister, he has also been one of the most visible members of Lula\u2019s Cabinet. Dino worked to increase security at schools and crack down on the incitement of violence as officials sought to curb a wave of fatal school attacks.<\/p>\n