Mendonça Speaks Out on Master Case, Which May Involve STF Judges
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André Mendonça is a judge in Brazil. He works at the Supreme Court. This court is called STF.
Mendonça did not talk about the Master case before. Now he is talking about it.
The Master case is about legal actions. These actions could be about other judges at the STF too.
People want to know what Mendonça's role is in this case. A role means the job or part someone has.
This news comes from a report called Cartas Capitais. It talks about important people in Brazilian politics.
Vocabulary15 words
- Supreme Court
- the highest and most important court in a country
- role
- the job or part a person has in something
- politics
- work about running a country or government
- silence
- not talking about something
- case
- a problem or story that people look at in court
- judge
- a person who decides things in court
- actions
- things people do, often in a legal way
- involve
- to include someone or something in a situation
- report
- a piece of writing that gives news or information
- matter
- a problem or subject people talk about
- break silence
- to start talking after staying quiet for a long time
- legal
- connected to the law
- reach
- to arrive at or affect something
- Brazil
- a big country in South America
- important
- having a big meaning or effect
Quiz
Answer key
1. A judge at the Brazilian Supreme Court 2. He talked about it for the first time 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
André Mendonça is a judge in Brazil. He works at the _____. This court is called STF.
Mendonça did not talk about the Master case before. Now he is _____ about it.
The Master case is about legal _____. These actions could be about other judges at the STF too.
People want to know what Mendonça's _____ is in this case. A role means the job or part someone has.
This news comes from a report called Cartas Capitais. It talks about important people in Brazilian _____.