When Courts Turn Into Justices - Judicial Governance and Institutional Crisis in Brazil
Zaiden Benvindo, Juliano
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Gualano de Godoy, Miguel
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Verfassungsblog
2026-04-16
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The Brazilian Supreme Federal Court is currently facing the most severe crisis of judicial governance in its democratic history: the consolidation of individualized judicial power at the expense of collegiality. The recent Banco Master scandal exposes how conflicts of interest, opaque decision-making, and the concentration of authority in individual justices can erode the institutional foundations of a constitutional court. India experienced a very similar crisis back in 2018. The Indian episode offers a comparative mirror of remarkable clarity for understanding what is now unfolding in Brazil.
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Zaiden Benvindo, Juliano
Brasilien
Brazil
Brazil Courts
Brazilian Supreme Court
Brazilian elections
Democratic Backsliding
institutional balance
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https://verfassungsblog.de/brazil-stf-crisis/
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