Felipe Jafet

Brazil’s Supreme Court Has Become a Durable Political Power Center

Felipe Jafet argues that Brazil’s Supreme Court has accumulated legislative, investigative, executive and judicial powers, eroding the constitutional separation of powers and making the Court difficult to check. He contends that unilateral decisions by long-serving justices have enabled selective enforcement and censorship, and calls on Congress to restore institutional limits through constitutional reforms and the impeachment of Justice Alexandre de Moraes.