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Fachin Says Loser Owes 'Loyalty to the Rules of the Game' - 21/10/2026

Summary by Folha De S.Paulo
Four days after the second round of elections, the president of the STF (Supremo Tribunal Federal), Edson Fachin, said on Wednesday (21) that democracy demands "loyalty to the rules of the game, including by those who lose." Read more (10/21/2026)

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The president of the STF (Supremo Tribunal Federal), Minister Luiz Edson Fachin, said on Wednesday (21) that one cannot withdraw "before violations of rights" and spoke of the need for constitutional courts to balance "

·São Paulo, Brazil
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Minister Edson Fachin Alejandro Zambrana/STF The President of the Supreme Federal Court (STF), Minister Edson Fachin, said on Wednesday (21) that the Court should always seek to find a balance between acting in the face of fundamental rights violations and avoiding interfering in decisions that fall within the scope of the political debate. According to the judge, both omission and protagonistism can compromise the court's mission. "A court that…

·Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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The president of the Supreme Federal Court (STF), Edson Fachin, said on Wednesday (21) that the Democratic State of Law demands loyalty to the rules of the game, including by those who lose. The minister spoke at the opening of a seminar held at the STF on the role of constitutional courts. In his speech, Fachin added that democracy depends on respect for well-founded judicial decisions, although often, in times of political polarization, they a…

·Quadra, Brazil
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The president of the Supreme Federal Court (STF), Edson Fachin, said on Wednesday (21) that the Democratic State of Law demands loyalty to the rules of the game, including by those who lose. The minister spoke at the opening of a seminar held at the STF on the role of constitutional courts. In his speech, Fachin added that the [...] The post Democracy demands that the loser respect the rules of the game, says Fachin first appeared in the North T…

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The president of the Federal Supreme Court (STF), Edson Fachin, criticized the excessive judicial leadership and stated that the courts should not replace the political debate by the will of its members. The statement was made on Wednesday (21), during the event "Dialogues with the Supreme", which counted on the participation of Professor Luca Mezzetti of the University [...]

President of the STF warns of the gradual weakening of the institutions and states that the Judiciary must protect the Constitution without replacing the political debate

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CNN Brasil broke the news in São Paulo, Brazil on Wednesday, October 21, 2026.
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