Toffoli overturns decision to release convicts with appeals ongoing

The top court chief justice granted a request by the prosecutor-genera

Published on 20/12/2018 - 09:22 By André Richter - Brasília

Brazil’s Supreme Court Chief Justice Dias Toffoli suspended a decision by Justice Marco Aurélio ruling the release of all convicts with final appeals still ongoing.

In the move, Toffoli suspends a provisional injunction as requested by the country’s Prosecutor-General Raquel Dodge.

Translation: Fabricio Ferreira -  Edition: Nira Foster

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