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Weekly Report - 15 August 2024 (WR-24-32)
BRAZIL: Congress rails against budgetary grants ruling
The president of the lower chamber of congress, Arthur Lira, has criticised a recent ruling issued by supreme court (STF) justice Flávio Dino which suspended the payment of some ‘emendas parlamentares’, budgetary grants for projects or works selected by legislators. With congress having since appealed Dino’s decision, legislature-judiciary tensions are set to escalate.
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