Brazil Has More than 45,000 Officials with Special Jurisdiction Due to Their Positions
About 45,300 people have special jurisdiction due to their positions in Brazil, the right to be tried by higher courts rather than by a lower-court judge for ordinary crimes and crimes of responsibility. The figure comes from a Folha survey based on more than 70 official sources, the Federal Constitution and the 27 regional constitutions. Leia mais (10/01/2026 - 18h28)
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