Brazilian Senate approves Bolsonaro's Supreme Court nominee

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The Brazilian Senate late on Wednesday approved the nomination of Kassio Nunes to the Supreme Court, swiftly signing off on right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro's first nominee to the nation's top judicial body.

FILE PHOTO: Judge Kassio Nunes, nominee of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro for the next Supreme Court Justice, speaks during a meeting of the Constitution, Justice and Citizenship Commission at the Federal Senate in Brasilia, Brazil October 21, 2020. REUTERS/Adriano Machado

Nunes, a conservative and a former appeals court judge, was approved with 57 votes in favor, 10 opposed and one abstention. But the president has promised to nominate an evangelical justice next year. Supreme Court Justice Marco Aurelio Mello will step down next year on reaching the legal limit of 75 years old, creating a vacancy.

 

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