LatinNews Daily - 18 March 2026

BRAZIL: Top court convicts lawmakers for misusing federal grants

Brazil by Sarah Sheldon 18 March 2026 Modified: 18 March 2026 1695 views

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On 17 March a panel of justices on Brazil’s supreme court (STF) convicted two sitting federal deputies and one alternate deputy on charges of passive corruption and criminal organisation, due to their misuse of funds known as ‘emendas parlamentares’, grants from the federal budget allocated to legislators.

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