JUSTICE AND POLITICS
Supreme Court wants another go at Liberal Party boss
Valdemar Costa Neto, chairman of the Liberal Party (PL). Photo: Pedro Ladeira/Folhapress
Last week, this newsletter noted the puzzling absence of Valdemar Costa Neto, chairman of Jair Bolsonaro’s Liberal Party (PL), from the list of those indicted in the investigation into the former president’s alleged coup plot after the 2022 election. It appears Supreme Court justices shared the concern: a panel overseeing the case has now ordered the investigation against Costa Neto to be reopened.
In the days after the 2022 presidential runoff, the PL filed a lawsuit seeking to discard tens of millions of votes, claiming…
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