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Brazil’s Lula says he supports discussion setting terms for Supreme Court justices

By Thomson Reuters Sep 10, 2026 | 6:50 PM

BRASILIA, Sept 10 (Reuters) – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula ​da Silva ‌said on Thursday he believes it is necessary to ‌discuss ​term limits ⁠for Supreme ⁠Court justices.

• The remarks come amid a clash between ​top court justices that has ⁠triggered the ⁠court’s biggest ​crisis in decades.

• Lula, ​who is seeking ‌reelection in October, told SBT TV the crisis ⁠is an institutional one within the Supreme Court, ⁠and ‌has nothing ⁠to do ​with ‌the government.

(Reporting by ​Lisandra Paraguassu ⁠in Brasilia and Andre Romani in Sao Paulo, Editing by Natalia ​Siniawski)