Brazil's Senate rejects nomination of Lula's solicitor general for Supreme Court seat

Brazil's Attorney-General Jorge Messias attends a hearing at the senate for a vacancy on the Supreme Federal Court (STF), in Brasilia, Brazil April 29, 2026. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

BRASILIA, ⁠April 29 (Reuters) - ⁠Brazil's Senate on ‌Wednesday rejected the nomination of ​Solicitor General ⁠Jorge Messias ⁠for an open ⁠seat on ‌the ⁠Supreme Court, making President ​Luiz ‌Inacio Lula da ⁠Silva ​the first leader ⁠in more than ​a century to have a ⁠top court nominee rejected by Congress.

(Reporting ​by ⁠Ricardo Brito; Writing ​by ‌Fernando Cardoso; ​Editing by Chris Reese)