Constitutional amendments and constitutional core values: the Brazilian case in a comparative perspective

Scotti, Valentina Rita

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“…In order to effectively 'guard the constitution' 1 , the Supreme Court (Supremo Tribunal Federal -STF) was awarded the prominent role of having the last word on all important constitutional questions due to mechanisms that allow it to review virtually every statute enacted by congress. In 1993, this power was significantly expanded when the court proclaimed it could also review the constitutionality of constitutional amendments (Tommasini and Riccetto, 2020;Scotti 2018;Benvindo, 2018). 2 Although there are many factors that influence judicial behaviour, Brazil's STF presents an interesting case-study on how amendment review may create imbalance within a system of 'checks and balances'.…”

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When backlashes and overrides do not scare: the power to review constitutional amendments and the case of Brazil's Supreme Court

Tommasini

Riccetto

Roznai

2021

IJHRCS

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This study deals with two of the most significant trends in global constitutionalism: the rising power of courts to review the 'constitutionality' of formal constitutional amendments, and political backlashes -as part of democratic erosion -aiming to curtail the court's authority. Focusing on Brazil's Supreme Court as our case study, we raise the hypothesis that the power to review constitutional amendments allows the justices to primarily decide cases according to their own policy preferences, rather than by searching for second-best solutions considering possible political overrides and backlashes. We argue, in sum, that the behaviour of justices might be altered by the power to review constitutional amendments, insofar as they have less to fear from political backlashes and overrides.

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When backlashes and overrides do not scare: the power to review constitutional amendments and the case of Brazil's Supreme Court

Tommasini

Riccetto

Roznai

2021

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O Supremo Tribunal Federal E a Mudança Constitucional

Oliveira

Arguelhes

2021

Rev. bras. Ci. Soc.

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Resumo Este artigo discute a mudança constitucional, no Brasil, a partir da formação de agenda e do processo decisório do Supremo Tribunal Federal em Ações Diretas de Inconstitucionalidade (ADIs) contra emendas constitucionais. A metodologia adotada foi a análise de conteúdo das petições iniciais e das decisões (quando existentes) em 115 ADIs, ajuizadas no tribunal entre 1988 e 2018, visando responder a três questões descritivas: 1) quais emendas foram questionadas, e quais aspectos dessas emendas foram contestados; 2) quais atores buscaram limitar e modular a mudança constitucional; 3) quais respostas o tribunal forneceu. Os resultados mostram que o Supremo tem participado de forma significativa no processo de mudança constitucional, interferindo na produção legislativa. Em 20% das vezes em que foi chamado a se posicionar, em ADIs, sobre emendas à Constituição, o Tribunal interferiu, suspendendo efeitos de dispositivos ou modulando as mudanças legislativas por meio da adoção de uma interpretação conforme a Constituição. Esses resultados apontam para um tribunal ativo no uso do poder de controle de emendas. Os dados também sugerem que as principais entidades beneficiadas por esse mecanismo de controle e pela reação do tribunal no período analisado foram as associações profissionais de carreiras públicas da Justiça.

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Constitutional amendments and constitutional core values: the Brazilian case in a comparative perspective

Abstract: 1 This distinction was elaborated at first in SIEYES, E. J. Qu'est-ce que le Tiers état?. Paris: Boucher, 2002, distinguishing between pouvoir constituant (constituent power) and pouvoir constitué (constituted power).

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When backlashes and overrides do not scare: the power to review constitutional amendments and the case of Brazil's Supreme Court

When backlashes and overrides do not scare: the power to review constitutional amendments and the case of Brazil's Supreme Court

O Supremo Tribunal Federal E a Mudança Constitucional

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