Newspaper: Brazilian Leaders Met to Discuss Weakening Judge Mendonça
A newspaper says three important people in Brazil made a plan together.
The people are President Lula, judge Alexandre de Moraes, and senator Davi Alcolumbre.
The newspaper says they had dinner at Moraes' house.
At the dinner, they talked about another judge. His name is André Mendonça.
The newspaper says they talked about how to make Mendonça weaker.
Mendonça is a justice on Brazil's top court.
Lula is the president of Brazil.
Moraes is also a justice on the top court.
Alcolumbre is a leader in the Senate.
The newspaper did not give more details about the dinner.
It is not clear what will happen next.
Vocabulary15 words
- plan
- an idea about what to do
- justice
- a very important judge
- president
- the top leader of a country
- Senate
- a group that makes laws
- weaken
- to make less strong
- newspaper
- a paper with news stories
- dinner
- a meal at night
- top court
- the highest place for law decisions
- leader
- a person who guides others
- senator
- a person who works in the Senate
- meeting
- when people talk together
- power
- the ability to control things
- report
- to tell news information
- claim
- to say something is true
- target
- a person others act against
Quiz
Answer key
1. Lula, Moraes, and Alcolumbre 2. How to weaken Mendonça 3. At Moraes' house
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
A newspaper says three important people in Brazil made a _____ together.
The people are President Lula, judge Alexandre de Moraes, and senator Davi _____.
The newspaper says they had _____ at Moraes' house.
At the dinner, they talked about another judge. His name is André _____.
The newspaper says they talked about how to make Mendonça _____.
Mendonça is a _____ on Brazil's top court.
Lula is the _____ of Brazil.
Alcolumbre is a leader in the _____.
The newspaper did not give more _____ about the dinner.