The Criticism of Brazil’s Supreme Court eyesonbrasil Amsterdam, October 18th, 2024 – Recently, The New York Times published a critical article about Brazil’s Supreme Court, accusing it of endangering democracy while pretending to protect democratic institutions1. This bold critique has sparked a nationwide conversation about the state of democracy in Brazil and the role of…
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eyesonbrasil Strengthening Checks and Balances The recent approval of the PEC by the Comissão de Constituição e Justiça (CCJ) in Brasília marks a significant step towards strengthening the checks and balances within Brazil’s political system1. By limiting the monocratic decisions of ministers of the Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF), this amendment aims to ensure that judicial…
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eyesonbrasil Amsterdam, nov 30th 2023– Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court (STF) issued a ruling opening the door to criminalizing journalistic work, according to sources in Brasilia. As per the new rationale, the media can be held legally responsible for the publication of interviews with people who falsely attribute crimes to third parties and such a doctrine is to…
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