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Brazil & Southern Cone - December 2014 (ISSN 1741-4431)
POLITICS & JUSTICE: Political purge begins
After investigations into the murder of a local journalist, Pablo Medina, turned up extensive suspected links between drug trafficking groups and local government officials [RBS-14-11], the government led by President Horacio Cartes has moved decisively on several fronts to try to flush out corrupt officials with potential links to organised crime. With municipal government officials, national legislators and top magistrates all in the spotlight, there are some concerns that this ‘purge’ could be used by the two main political parties to remove critical voices and opponents. The supreme court (CSJ) in particular has denounced the efforts by the national congress to impeach four of the eight sitting CSJ magistrates as an attempt to undermine the independence of judiciary.
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