Brazil's Supreme Court Holds Live Session on Justice Moraes's Future
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Brazil's Supreme Court held a special session today. The session was about the future of Justice Alexandre de Moraes. Moraes is a judge on the Supreme Court.
The TV channel TV Justiça showed the session live. This is called a live broadcast. Many people watched it on TV and online.
Justice Fachin was the first judge to vote. He is also a judge on the Supreme Court. People call this a historic session because it is very important.
One person who supports Moraes made a strong comment. He said Moraes is ready for a big fight. He used strong words like "carnage" to describe the situation.
There is a special process, or rite, that judges follow in these sessions. Each judge votes one by one. People are watching closely to understand what will happen next.
Vocabulary15 words
- Supreme Court
- the most important court in a country
- live broadcast
- showing something on TV at the same time it happens
- historic session
- a meeting that is very important for the future
- process
- a series of steps done in order
- ally
- a person who supports someone
- vote
- to choose an official decision
- judge
- a person who decides legal cases
- carnage
- a very bad or violent situation
- session
- a meeting for a special purpose
- channel
- a TV station
- future
- what will happen next
- important
- having big meaning
- special
- different from normal
- support
- to help or agree with someone
- decision
- a choice made after thinking
Quiz
Answer key
1. The future of Justice Moraes 2. Justice Fachin 3. True
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Brazil's Supreme Court held a special _____ today.
The session was about the _____ of Justice Alexandre de Moraes.
The TV channel TV Justiça showed the session _____.
Justice _____ was the first judge to vote.
People call this a _____ session because it is very important.
One person who supports Moraes made a strong _____.
He used strong words like "_____" to describe the situation.
There is a special process, or _____, that judges follow.
Each judge _____ one by one.
People are watching closely to understand what will happen _____.