Brazil Supreme Court Clash Raises Stakes Before October Vote

Brazil Supreme Court Clash Raises Stakes Before October Vote

Brazil's Supreme Court justices Alexandre de Moraes and André Mendonça clashed in a livestreamed plenary — a full-court session — on Sept. 15. Moraes accused Mendonça of serving 'a political group that tried to launch a coup,' meaning an illegal power grab. Mendonça called that 'a lie!' Ahead is October's Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva vs. Flávio Bolsonaro presidential vote.

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