RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The election of a new rapporteur was decided by Federal Supreme Court (STF) Chief Justice Luiz Fux, after Justice Celso de Mello's retirement this month. The election-by-lot was conducted through the STF's electronic system.
The inquiry against Bolsonaro was initiated at the request of the Prosecutor General's Office (PGR), after Minister Sérgio Moro stepped down from the Ministry of Justice claiming that the President had tried to interfere in the Federal Police (PF) command. Bolsonaro has been denying any wrongdoing.
Fux decided on the election-by-lot under the argument . . .
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