Banker Vorcaro Met Judge Gilmar Mendes Over Billion-Dollar Issue
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Vorcaro is a banker in Brazil. He met with Gilmar Mendes. Mendes is a judge. He works at the Supreme Court.
Vorcaro wanted support for a big case. The case is about a lot of money. People call it a billion-dollar issue.
A man helped Vorcaro meet the judge. This man was Mendes' brother-in-law before. Now he is not.
This man had business with Vorcaro. He helped Vorcaro get close to the judge.
Some news said Mendes' brother-in-law helped Vorcaro. Mendes said this is not true now. He said the man is his ex-brother-in-law.
Mendes also said he did not help Vorcaro. He said he voted against Vorcaro's interests in the case.
Mendes said the news made a wrong story. He called it a setup by the media.
This story is about money, power, and a judge in Brazil.
Vocabulary15 words
- banker
- a person who works with money and banks
- judge
- a person who decides in court
- Supreme Court
- the highest court in a country
- support
- help for something
- billion-dollar
- worth a very large amount of money
- brother-in-law
- the brother of your husband or wife
- business
- buying, selling, or working together for money
- interests
- things a person wants or needs
- setup
- a plan to trick people
- media
- TV, newspapers, and news websites
- voted
- chose one side in a decision
- case
- a problem decided in court
- meeting
- when people talk together
- power
- control over people or things
- close
- near to someone
Quiz
Answer key
1. Gilmar Mendes 2. He was Mendes' brother-in-law 3. False
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Vorcaro is a _____ in Brazil. He met with Gilmar Mendes. Mendes is a _____.
Vorcaro wanted _____ for a big case. The case is about a lot of _____.
A man helped Vorcaro meet the judge. This man was Mendes' _____ before.
This man had _____ with Vorcaro. He helped Vorcaro get close to the judge.
Mendes said he did not help Vorcaro. He said he _____ against Vorcaro's _____ in the case.
Mendes said the news made a wrong story. He called it a _____ by the media.