Brazil is functioning under a state of democratic normality and the rule of law. The Supreme Court is addressing legal gaps resulting from legislative inaction by Congress.
> The Supreme Court is addressing legal gaps resulting from legislative inaction by Congress.
You just admitted it yourself.
The unelected supreme court is legislating.
They have usurped the functions of the legislative branch. They do not represent us: not a single brazilian citizen voted for these judges. Yet everything they write is law. Worse: they frequently nullify the efforts of our actual representatives in a completely monocratic manner.
They often engage in "judicial activism" where they "creatively interpret" laws and generally make things up on the spot. Not too long ago they regulated social media by arbitrarily declaring the existing law unconstitutional and somehow reinterpreting it to mean the exact opposite of what the law said. They privatized their censorship by making social media companies liable for user content. Now the companies have to proactively censor everything the courts might take issue with, lest they get slapped with totally arbitrary fines and nationwide ISP blocks.
They've usurped the functions of the executive branch too. Not too long ago they raised taxes on all brazilians. Our president raised taxes, our congress blocked it, then the supreme court overrode our elected congress. The president is ruling through the court, just like in Venezuela.
They're also the victims, investigators, prosecutors, judges and executioners...
The only possible logical conclusion is that Brazil is not a democracy, it's a dictatorship of the unelected judiciary. They are judge-god-kings.
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> Justice de Moraes is censoring critics and jailing opponents with no political check.
Many others and myself have been saying it for years... Now people are finally noticing.
You just admitted it yourself. The unelected supreme court is legislating.
They have usurped the functions of the legislative branch. They do not represent us: not a single brazilian citizen voted for these judges. Yet everything they write is law. Worse: they frequently nullify the efforts of our actual representatives in a completely monocratic manner.
They often engage in "judicial activism" where they "creatively interpret" laws and generally make things up on the spot. Not too long ago they regulated social media by arbitrarily declaring the existing law unconstitutional and somehow reinterpreting it to mean the exact opposite of what the law said. They privatized their censorship by making social media companies liable for user content. Now the companies have to proactively censor everything the courts might take issue with, lest they get slapped with totally arbitrary fines and nationwide ISP blocks.
They've usurped the functions of the executive branch too. Not too long ago they raised taxes on all brazilians. Our president raised taxes, our congress blocked it, then the supreme court overrode our elected congress. The president is ruling through the court, just like in Venezuela.
They're also the victims, investigators, prosecutors, judges and executioners...
The only possible logical conclusion is that Brazil is not a democracy, it's a dictatorship of the unelected judiciary. They are judge-god-kings.