Brazil has been appointed Judge Joaquim Barbosa as the president of the Supreme Court, the first black person to hold the post.
Judge Joaquim Barbosa, has been praised for keenness of mind and his judicial independence.
Brazil has the largest black population after Nigeria, many of them are descendants of old Moorish Spaniards, some are indigenous and native, while others descended from enslaved African.
Judge Barbosa, who is 58, has been appointed by other judges, following the Court’s tradition of nominating its most senior member.
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