Mar 7 • 03:01 UTC 🇧🇷 Brazil G1 (PT)

Paraíba Justice points out legal error but archives case against judge reported for religious racism against Candomblé priestess

The Court of Justice of Paraíba has decided to archive a disciplinary case against a judge accused of religious racism towards a Candomblé priestess, finding a legal error in the proceedings.

The Court of Justice of Paraíba, under the leadership of Corregedor-Geral Leandro dos Santos, has decided to archive a disciplinary process against Judge Adhemar de Paula Leite. The judge had been accused of exhibiting religious racism in a ruling concerning Lúcia Oliveira, a Candomblé priestess. The case stemmed from an incident where a rideshare driver refused to pick her up from a Candomblé house, prompting her to file a complaint. In his ruling, the judge dismissed Oliveira's complaint and controversially attributed fault to her, framing her reaction as 'intolerance' instead of addressing the underlying issue of discrimination.

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