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Ghost Dog

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3. As I understand it, this is a ruling by one Supreme Court judge,

Reply to joshcryer (Reply #2)

Sat Mar 19, 2016, 10:35 AM

Mar 2016

not the Supreme Court itself, but I might be wrong, ruling on this appointment, not the Petrobras corruption case itself.

As you yourself quoted in your OP:

Lula’s appointment to cabinet on Wednesday, which sparked protests in several cities, means only the supreme court can investigate him, placing him beyond the reach of a crusading judge heading Brazil’s biggest ever graft probe into corruption at state oil company Petrobras.

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Brazil judge strips Lula of office amid mounting political crisis [View all] joshcryer Mar 2016 OP

Why would allowing the country's Supreme Court, rather than a "crusading judge", Ghost Dog Mar 2016 #1

What judge are you talking about? joshcryer Mar 2016 #2

As I understand it, this is a ruling by one Supreme Court judge, Ghost Dog Mar 2016 #3

As far as I understand by doing this it became a Supreme Court matter. joshcryer Mar 2016 #4

I'll get back to you after doing more research, later Ghost Dog Mar 2016 #5