Waack: Political crisis overrides legal rules in the STF

When it was approved at the end of last year, dosimetry emerged as a political commitment to avoid an even greater confrontation between the Judiciary, which would not let an amnesty pass, and a Congress with a clear majority to somehow alleviate the situation of those convicted by the STF (Supreme Federal Court) due to the coup plot.

Since then, with vetoes and vetoes overturned, the confrontation has only gotten worse and is escalating with the idea of ​​suspending the Dosimetry Law approved in Congress.

The confrontation between the Judiciary and Legislature is getting worse, as its nature is not simply technical or based on the interpretation of the Constitution’s norms or in the understanding of the internal regulations of Congress, although it is also.

The nature of this crisis is political and goes far beyond the issue of dosimetry.

It is a power struggle between a Parliament that sees itself even more empowered given the prospect of increasing the proportion of center-right in the next elections, and we’re not even talking about the presidential results.

And a Supreme Court whose supreme powers are being, which is largely the result of the political and personal behavior of members of the Supreme Court itself.

And then it doesn’t matter what the legal justifications are for Moraes’ decision, nor what Congress can point out of flaws in them to propose to challenge Judge Alexandre de Moraes.

The Supreme Court sees its role as the supreme power – and, if necessary, imposing limits on others, especially the Legislature, which he is clearly willing to return in kind.

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