# Brazil Supreme Court chief suspends rival rulings amid election row

https://mins.news/en/item/52153

- France 24, 2026-09-09 23:44 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260909-brazil-supreme-court-chief-suspends-rival-rulings-amid-election-row

> Brazil’s Supreme Court chief justice intervened on Wednesday to suspend conflicting rulings issued by two fellow judges. The move came as allegations linking Justice Alexandre de Moraes to a banker accused of fraud intensified and the dispute spilled into campaigning for next month’s presidential election, increasing tensions around the court.

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