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SUPREME COURT

Justices punt on whether to probe one of their own

Justices had heated exchanges on Tuesday. Photo: Gustavo Moreno/STF

Justices had heated exchanges on Tuesday. Photo: Gustavo Moreno/STF

Brazil's Supreme Court convened on Tuesday for a first in its history: an extraordinary session to decide whether Justice Alexandre de Moraes should be investigated over his ties to Daniel Vorcaro, the jailed former owner of collapsed lender Banco Master. More than seven hours later, the court had not answered that question — and had raised several new ones…

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