Panel approves pick for Brazil Supreme Court

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Senate committee cleared President Michel Temer’s nominee for Brazil’s Supreme Court on Tuesday despite criticism the choice of his justice minister was aimed at helping shield cabinet members from corruption investigations. The committee voted 19-7 to accept the appointment of 49-year-old lawyer and law professor Alexandre Moraes to sit on the top court. The full Senate was expected to confirm him yesterday.

Leftist senators slammed his appointment as a move to protect Temer’s government from corruption investigations. (Reuters)