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Brazil’s Powerful Supreme Court Seeks to Avert Bolsonaro’s Wrath

Brazil’s Supreme Court justices are making cautious overtures to a political force they thought they had contained, but whose growing power could soon put their own seats on the bench at risk.

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Bloomberg· Oct 19, 4:27 PMBrazil’s Powerful Supreme Court Seeks to Avert Bolsonaro’s Wrath

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