Magazine: Messages Show Party Linked to Businessman and Supreme Court Judge
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A Brazilian magazine says it has found messages showing that businessman Vorcaro organized a party for Supreme Court judge Kassio Nunes Marques.
According to the magazine, the party included paid escorts, women who are paid to accompany clients.
Vorcaro has not publicly confirmed the report, but he has taken legal action related to his phone.
He has asked Brazil's Supreme Court (known as STF) to investigate a leak of data from his cellphone.
A leak means private information was shared without the owner's permission.
Separately, Brazil's federal police and prosecutors are investigating Vorcaro over an alleged sexual exploitation network.
A network, in this case, refers to a group of people allegedly organizing paid sexual services.
Investigators are reportedly trying to map how this network worked.
One message cited by investigators mentioned the 'flight of the kengas,' using a slang term, and said it should leave in the morning.
The exact meaning of this message within the investigation has not been fully explained.
This case has drawn attention in Brazil because it involves a sitting Supreme Court judge.
So far, Kassio Nunes Marques has not issued a public statement responding to the magazine's report.
The Supreme Court has also not commented on the investigation into the data leak.
It remains unclear what evidence investigators have gathered beyond the messages mentioned by the magazine.
The case is ongoing, and more details may come out as police continue their work.
Vocabulary10 words
- paid escorts
- people paid to go with someone, often for money, sometimes linked to sex work
- Supreme Court
- the highest court; it makes final legal decisions
- leak
- when private information gets shared without permission
- police
- the group of people whose job is to stop and investigate crime
- prosecutors
- lawyers who work for the state to bring criminal cases
- sexual exploitation network
- a group of people who organize paid sex, often illegally
- map
- to study something fully and show how it works
- investigation
- an official process to find out the truth
- cellphone
- a mobile phone
- evidence
- facts or information used to prove something
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Answer key
1. Vorcaro organized a party with paid escorts for the judge 2. To ask it to investigate a leak of his phone data 3. An alleged sexual exploitation network
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A Brazilian magazine says it has found _____ showing that businessman Vorcaro organized a party for Supreme Court judge Kassio Nunes Marques.
According to the magazine, the party included paid _____, women who are paid to accompany clients.
He has asked Brazil's Supreme Court to investigate a _____ of data from his cellphone.
A leak means private information was shared without the owner's _____.
Separately, Brazil's federal police and _____ are investigating Vorcaro over an alleged sexual exploitation network.
Investigators are reportedly trying to _____ how this network worked.
One message cited by investigators mentioned the 'flight of the kengas,' using a _____ term.
This case has drawn _____ in Brazil because it involves a sitting Supreme Court judge.
So far, Kassio Nunes Marques has not issued a public _____ responding to the report.
The case is _____, and more details may come out as police continue their work.
Discussion questions
- Why might it be especially serious if a Supreme Court judge is linked to this kind of story?
- What should happen when private phone data is leaked, in your opinion?
- How important is it for journalists to verify messages before publishing them?
- What questions would you want investigators to answer in this case?
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