Judge Removed After Drinking Wine and Smoking During Court Session
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A court in Brazil has removed a judge from his job. The judge is from the state of Minas Gerais.
During an official session, the judge drank wine. He also smoked. This happened in front of other people.
The court's leaders saw this. They decided the judge could not work for now. This action is called a suspension.
After this, the judge spoke about other big courts. He called them corrupt. He named the STF and the STJ. These are important courts in Brazil.
He also criticized the TJMG. This is the court where he works.
The story happened in August 2026. Many people talked about it in the news.
Vocabulary15 words
- removed
- taken away from a job
- session
- a formal meeting
- suspension
- stopping someone from working for a time
- corrupt
- dishonest; using power in a bad way
- STF
- the top court in Brazil
- STJ
- another very important court in Brazil
- TJMG
- the court in Minas Gerais state
- judge
- a person who decides cases in court
- official
- formal; done by the government
- criticized
- said bad things about
- leaders
- people who are in charge
- court
- a place where law problems are decided
- job
- work someone does
- state
- a big area of a country
- important
- very big or serious
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1. He drank wine and smoked 2. Remove him from his job 3. True
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A court in Brazil has _____ a judge from his job. The judge is from the state of Minas Gerais.
During an official _____, the judge drank wine. He also smoked. This happened in front of other people.
The court's leaders saw this. They decided the judge could not work for now. This action is called a _____.
After this, the judge spoke about other big courts. He called them _____. He named the STF and the STJ. These are important courts in Brazil.
He also criticized the _____. This is the court where he works.
The story happened in August 2026. Many people talked about it in the news.
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