Brazil's Supreme Court cancels session as political crisis deepens

Brazil’s Supreme Court canceled a second consecutive session of deliberations on Thursday, a rare step that highlights its deep institutional and political crisis. Suspicions of graft, political bias and police interference loom over several of its members, which is already spilling into October’s national elections. Chief-Justice Luiz Edson Fachin issued the order of cancellation, claiming the court will unexpectedly be open for business on Tuesday.

He scheduled that session for the full court of 10 justices to analyze whether one of them, Alexandre de Moraes, should be investigated for alleged links to the owner of failed Banco Master.

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