A key commission vets judicial candidates to weed out unethical prospects. Watchdogs say it’s failing that duty.

With conservatism on the rise, the capital’s third-gender and trans people retreat from public life, erasing the identities they once fought to display.

SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL — Systemic fraud is undermining gender quotas designed to boost the number of women in Brazilian politics. Political parties who support men also put forward “ghost candidates” – ...