In Brazil, Supreme Court Justice Edson Fachin pushed back against a US congressional report that accused Justice Alexandre de Moraes of censorship, defending the decisions of Brazil’s Supreme Federal Tribunal. Separately, Minister Márcio França announced his departure from President Lula’s government to focus on upcoming elections, criticising what he called “puppets” running the state of São Paulo.
In India, the Minority Affairs Minister told the Rajya Sabha that several minority scholarship schemes had been discontinued after 2021-22 — a revelation that prompted pointed questions about allocation gaps and the government’s commitment to minority welfare.