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President Jair Bolsonaro has accused the justices of legislating from the bench and suggested it was time to appoint an evangelical Christian to the Supreme Court. [Courtesy]
The Brazilian Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that homophobia should be criminalised under existing legislation until Congress creates a specific law for the subject, weighing in on a topic that has drawn the ire of President Jair Bolsonaro.
Eight of 11 justices voted to treat homophobia in the same way as racism under Brazilian law, making it a criminal act.
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