Minister Edson Fachin, the next president of the Supreme Federal Court (STF), defended on Tuesday, 12, international cooperation in the judiciary, the strengthening of human rights in Latin America and criticized the “erosion of democracy” and “attacks on judicial independence”. The statements were made at an event made by the National Council of Justice (CNJ), amid the growing friction between Brazil and the United States.
“We are experiencing times of apprehension, with attempts of democratic erosion and attacks on judicial independence in the Americas. It is in this context that the attempts to weaken the convention and decisions of the Inter -American Court are located,” said the magistrate.
The criticism occurred after US reprisals to the Supreme, with the aim of paralyzing the trial of former President Jair Bolsonaro (PL). The US government revoked the visa of eight court ministers, including Fachin, and applied even more severe punishments against Alexandre de Moraes, who conducts the process in an attempt to shield Bolsonaro.
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Defending human rights, Fachin stated that it is the Supreme role to foster the debate in Latin America. “Still today, unfortunately, the idea that human rights go into a agenda against the state persists in some spaces. This conclusion does not proceed.”
During the event, which awarded judges who observed international human rights treaties in Brazil, Fachin defended international cooperation. “We must undress of a static view of law, decontextualized from time and space in which we live. No more sight that separates domestic law from the International,” he said.
“We have before us the duty to give effectiveness to the commitments made sovereignly by Brazil. The duty to respect, defend and protect human rights in our region, integrating and harmonizing domestic legislation with international legislation,” he said.
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Previously, Fachin had already defended national sovereignty and Minister Alexandre de Moraes, who will be his deputy against US attacks. Criticizing the application of magnitsky law against Moraes, he stated that the measure represents an “improper interference” and “institutional discord”.
