Lana Cristina
Reporter - Agência Brasil

Brasília - Yesterday, by a vote of 9 to 1, the Brazilian Supreme Court (Supremo Tribunal Federal) (STF) ruled that the constitution does prohibit nepotism in the Judiciary branch of government. According to the Chief Justice (presidente) of the court, Nelson Jobim, the STF ruling makes it mandatory for all relatives of judges to be fired beginning today (Friday, February 17) and nullifies all prior court injunctions to the contrary [some 700 injunctions have recently been issued allowing relatives who have not passed civil service exams to remain in their jobs].

Translation: Allen Bennett