Dean states that new management will bring tranquility; In possession, Fachin defended balance, collegiality and containment of the Supreme
Minister Gilmar Mendes, dean of (Supreme Federal Court), said on the 3rd (30.Set.2025) that the arrival of Edson Fachin to the presidency of the Court must inaugurate a period of greater peace of mind.
“Let’s see a quiet, peaceful management. Fachin is an experienced, cordial man, well related to all ministers. We need and deserve a peacetime to work for Brazil under normal conditions. I hope he can concentrate the energy of the court in what matters: justice”said Gilmar, at the exit of the event leads in Brasilia.
Fachin, 67, took over on Monday (29.Set) the presidency of the STF and the CNJ (National Council of Justice), succeeding Roberto Barroso, also 67 years old. In the speech of possession, and collegiality, of the Court.
“Judicial independence is not a privilege, but a republican condition. A submissive judiciary, even to populism, loses credibility. Jurisdictional provision is not a spectacle;”He said, reinforcing his image of discreet magistrate and technical profile.
The transition occurs at a time when the court is widely criticized by some Congress wings. Opposition politicians claim that the Supreme invades the skills of the legislature. There are also external pressures: 8 of the 11 ministers had American views revoked after the Donald Trump government (Republican Party) imposed sanctions.
The Republican A Lei Magnitsky Against Alexandre de Moraes and his wife, lawyer Viviane Barci de Moraes, alleging persecution to (PL), sentenced to 27 years in prison.
In the speech, Fachin also stressed the separation between the powers. “Our commitment is to the Constitution. To law, what is from law; to politics, what is politics”these.
