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Brazil's Temer Taps Political Ally for Top Court Amid Graft Probe

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Brazil's President Michel Temer nominated Justice Minister Alexandre Moraes as his nominee to the Supreme Court on Monday, seeking to place a close political ally on the tribunal as it rules on a graft scandal threatening his government. Temer, whose center-right government is seeking to push through spending cuts and pro-business reforms to pull Brazil out of a recession, had faced calls to appoint a politically independent jurist to the 11-member chamber. The tribunal is due to...

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