“We are all admirers of the Chinese regime, Xi Jinping,” said Minister Dean during a court session
The speech of the Dean of (Supreme Federal Court), Minister, about China inspired memes on social networks on Wednesday (11.Jun.2025). During a session in which the Supreme debated on the contents published by its users, the magistrate stated that all members of the Court (CCP).
However, by citing a saying attributed to Chinese leadership, he was confused, saying that the expression “No matter the color of the cat, but that he hits the rat ” era de Xi Jinping.
“Yeah… a little on the line we are all admirers of the Chinese regime, right, Xi Jinping, right, which says: ‘The important thing… The color of the cat doesn’t matter, the important thing is that he hits the rat, right. And this public and private thing …”He said.
Check out the memes published on the networks:
The president of the court, Minister Luís Roberto Barroso, corrected him, clarifying that the sentence was Deng Xiaoping (1904-1997), who led China during the 1980s.
Deng Xiaoping’s “cat theory” was a guideline that guided China’s economic reforms. She argued that “cat color”, That is, the mode of production, was a secondary issue.
What really mattered was its ability to “Hunt the rat”, That is, promoting economic development and improving the life of the population. This meant the opening of China to global markets through reforms that marked China Postword Tsé-Tung (1893-1976).
Watch the trial excerpt with the speech of Mendes (1min1s):
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On Wednesday (11.jun), the Supreme Court decided to expand the accountability of social networks for content published by users. Most were formed with the vote of Gilmar Mendes. He considered partially unconstitutional. Read the thesis proposed by the Dean of the Court (PDF – 160 KB).
With this, the score was 6 to 1 to expand the responsibility of social networks. Ministers Edson Fachin, Alexandre de Moraes, Nunes Marques and Cármen Lúcia are still missing. The trial will be resumed this Thursday (12.Jun) with the vote of the other ministers.
In practice, there are 6 votes to expand, in different ways, the accountability of social networks. The only one to diverge was André Mendonça. So far, this is the judgment score:
