http://dx.doi.org/10.17176/20220926-230625-0 https://verfassungsblog.de/the-brazilian-federal-supreme-courts-reaction-to-bolsonaro/ The Brazilian Federal Supreme Court’s Reaction to Bolsonaro - Mixed Responses and the Need to Preserve the Court Bustamante, Thomas Peluso Neder Meyer, Emilio eng 2022-09-26 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Authoritarianism Brazil Brazil Courts Brazilian Supreme Court Constitutional Court Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 It is a relatively uncontroversial opinion that the Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro has undermined the rule of law and its constitutional institutions. This contribution concentrates on the Brazilian apex courts to show how a mix of resilience in day-to-day work and a few confrontational positions played an important role in safeguarding the autonomy and independence of the judicial branch in Brazil during Jair Bolsonaro’s term.