The blindfolded Justice statue in front of Brazil's Supreme Federal Court building in Brasília

Brazil’s Supreme Court in crisis ahead of high-stakes election

Full Episode
50:28

The Justice statue sits outside Brazil’s Supreme Court as justices attend a plenary session in Brasilia, Brazil, Sept. 15, 2026.

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Brazil’s high-stakes presidential election is less than a week away, and a crisis is unraveling at the country’s Supreme Court, with a corruption scandal causing justices to trade insults and cancel sessions. Also, more than 30 people have been reported killed in a series of at least four separate mass shootings that have taken place in South Africa over the past week. And, efforts to rein in the growing problem of e-waste in Ghana and Nigeria. Plus, the music and legacy of the Mighty Sparrow, a musician from Trinidad and Tobago known as the king of calypso.

In This Episode

Crowd marches along a waterfront waving Brazilian flags and campaign banners for Jorginho Mello
Brazil’s Supreme Court becomes a battleground amid presidential elections
Special Coverage
6:24
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7:01
South African authorities investigate multiple mass shootings
8:13
Sustained Russian assaults target Kyiv and key Ukrainian cities
6:13
Burials for soldiers of wars past
6:30
‘Farming aura’ battles draw crowds across Latin America and Spain
4:54
The economics of e-waste
5:15
Mighty Sparrow dies at 91
2:18