Brazil’s supreme court has been thrust(推入) into what experts consider the greatest crisis since the return of democracy in the 1980s(1980年代巴西民主化), as two rival judges lock horns(激烈交锋) on the eve of(在……前夕) the presidential election with unpredictable(难以预料的) consequences for Latin America’s largest democracy.
巴西最高法院被推入了专家眼中自1980年代恢复民主以来最严重的危机。两名对立法官在总统选举前夕激烈交锋，可能给拉美最大民主国家带来难以预料的后果。
The politically charged dispute exploded into public view on Tuesday as judges traded insults and accusations during a heated supreme court hearing that was livestreamed into millions of Brazilian homes.(周二，这场充满政治色彩的争端公之于众。在向数百万巴西家庭直播的最高法院听证会上，法官们互相辱骂和指责。)
周二，这场充满政治色彩的争端公之于众。在向数百万巴西家庭直播的最高法院听证会上，法官们互相辱骂和指责。
During one of the most ferocious exchanges, one of the judges at the eye of the storm(身处风暴中心), Alexandre de Moraes, berated(斥责) his rival, André Mendonça: “You’re at the service of(为……服务) a political group that tried to launch a coup(政变) in this country!”
在最激烈的交锋中，身处风暴中心的法官之一亚历山大·德·莫赖斯斥责对手安德烈·门东萨：“你在为一个曾试图在我国发动政变的政治集团服务！”