STF neglects the political dimension and risks broad amnesty

“The Supreme Court, elected by a single man, could not extend, as it did now, its competence to extend the privileged jurisdiction, even externalizing a very strong political vision, in order to include people who should be tried by the natural judge”. The change of jurisdiction of the Supreme Federal Court (STF), with regard to the privileged jurisdiction, is the subject of this article. It is worth remembering that the privileged forum was cre…

Analysts point out that the guidelines of the Supreme Federal Court (STF) are influenced by political facts. Read it in Gazeta do Povo.

The Supreme Court risks undermining the legitimacy of punishments and opening space to impunity. This week, the Supreme Federal Court (STF) began to accept the complaints of those accused of leading the anti-democratic movements. The trial has a legal dimension, which takes place in the Courts, but also a political dimension, together with public opinion. The political dimension has not been well taken care of, and this has allowed the feeling o…

Do you want to receive the texts of this column first-hand in your email? Sign up for the Pública Newsletter, sent every Friday at 8 am. To receive the next editions, sign up here. “A coup d'état kills. It doesn't matter if it happens today, the following month or a few years later”, said Supreme Court Justice Flávio Dino when voting to accept the charges against Jair Bolsonaro and seven of his allies, then making reference to the film I'm Still…