Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has filed a new request with the country's top public prosecutor's office to investigate Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, a source with knowledge of the matter said on Wednesday.
The far-right president's move comes shortly after Supreme Court Justice Dias Toffoli dismissed a criminal lawsuit filed by Bolsonaro on Tuesday against Moraes.Toffoli said there was no fair cause for it to go forward, according to a decision reviewed by Reuters.
He said on Tuesday his lawsuit was supported by Moraes' "unjustified" probe into the president's role in the alleged sharing of disinformation, as well as an investigation into the Bolsonaro's accusations against the country's voting system. The president, who is up for re-election in October, has repeatedly cast doubt about the integrity of the upcoming vote.Reporting by Ricardo Brito; Writing by Gabriel Araujo and Peter Frontini; Editing by Bill Berkrot and Marguerita ChoySubscribe to our sustainability newsletter to make sense of the latest ESG trends affecting companies and governments.
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