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A Blunt Chief Justice Unafraid to Upset Brazilâs Status Quo
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The activist stance of the Chief Justice of Brazil Joaoquim Barbosa. One of eight black children of a bricklayer in Minas Gerais state. Joaoquim went to Rio, worked as a janitor in a court room. He went to law school at the Universiy of Brasilia, the only black student in the program. He later joined the diplomatic service . Finding the diplomatic service a place of rigid traditions with no chance for improvement he became a prosecutor. He continued his studies earning a doctorate in Paris, and learning three languages, French, German and English. He supported a decision by the court for affirmative action at the University of Brasilia. And his efforts have led to the conviction of politicians of the governing Workers Party in a vote buying scheme.
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