Brazil Supreme Court 1st black justice steps down

By Washington Examiner

Published July 1, 2014 10:00pm ET

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Brazil Supreme Court 1st black justice steps down — FILE - In this Nov. 22, 2012 file photo, Brazil's Supreme Court President Joaquim Barbosa smiles during his inauguration ceremony at the Supreme Court in Brasilia, Brazil. Barbosa, Brazil's first and only black top court justice, is presiding over his last session as president of the Supreme Court on Tuesday, July 1, 2014. Barbosa announced his early retirement one month ago. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File) | Eraldo Peres

SAO PAULO (AP) — The only black to ever serve on Brazil’s top court presided at his last session as president of the Supreme Court on Tuesday.

Joaquim Barbosa, 59, announced his early retirement a month ago.

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