Report: Moraes Blocks Lula's Court Pick With Unverified Document
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Brazil's president is Lula. He wants to choose a new judge for the top court. The top court is called the STF. Lula wants to pick a man named Messias.
A news report says another judge is stopping this plan. His name is Alexandre de Moraes. He is already a judge on the STF.
The report says Moraes is using a special document. The document is apocryphal. This means nobody knows who wrote it, or if it is true.
Some judges do not trust Moraes. They are called the pro-Mendonça group. Mendonça is another judge on the court.
This group thinks Moraes wants to control the whole court. They think he wants to protect himself. This means he wants to stay safe from problems.
The news report does not give more details. We do not know what is in the document. We do not know why Moraes wants to stop Messias.
Vocabulary15 words
- document
- a piece of paper with important writing
- apocryphal
- not official; maybe not true
- group
- a number of people together
- protect
- to keep safe
- judge
- a person who works at a court
- top court
- the highest court in a country
- plan
- an idea for what to do next
- pick
- to choose
- block
- to stop something from happening
- report
- a piece of news writing
- control
- to have power over something
- trust
- to believe someone is good or honest
- president
- the leader of a country
- problem
- something bad or difficult
- safe
- not in danger
Quiz
Answer key
1. Lula 2. Apocryphal 3. True
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Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Brazil's president is Lula. He wants to choose a new judge for the top court. The top court is called the _____. Lula wants to pick a man named _____.
A news report says another judge is stopping this plan. His name is Alexandre de _____. He is already a judge on the STF.
The report says Moraes is using a special _____. The document is _____. This means nobody knows who wrote it, or if it is true.
Some judges do not trust Moraes. They are called the pro-Mendonça _____. Mendonça is another judge on the court.
This group thinks Moraes wants to _____ the whole court. They think he wants to _____ himself.
The news report does not give more _____. We do not know what is in the document.