Can Brazil Fire Its Corrupt Judges? Senate Stalls Reform

2026-03-23 - 09:40

Key Points — The Brazilian Senate delayed a constitutional amendment to end compulsory retirement as punishment for judges, after lobbying by judicial associations and a procedural delay by ex-judge Senator Sergio Moro — Supreme Court Justice Flávio Dino ruled days earlier that the punishment is unconstitutional under the 2019 pension reform, ordering that judges who