nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20220926-230625-0 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 220926s2022||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20220926-230625-0 doi eng 342 23 Bustamante, Thomas Author aut (orcid)0000-0002-4493-0088 The Brazilian Federal Supreme Court’s Reaction to Bolsonaro - Mixed Responses and the Need to Preserve the Court Bustamante, Thomas Verfassungsblog 2022-09-26 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier 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. CC BY-SA 4.0 Authoritarianism Brazil Brazil Courts Brazilian Supreme Court Constitutional Court Peluso Neder Meyer, Emilio Author aut (orcid)0000-0002-7500-0705 Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/the-brazilian-federal-supreme-courts-reaction-to-bolsonaro/ raw object