In the midst of the (Supreme Federal Court), the president of the court, stated this Monday (18) that criticisms of the Judiciary are valid, but criticized attacks that, according to him, seek to delegitimize the Power.
“Diverging is typical of the democratic regime. Weakening the institutions that support it is opening the way to instability and arbitrariness”, said the judge, who also presides over the (National Council of Justice), when swearing in the new members of the body, in a ceremony in Brasília.
The president of the STF also declared that financing false information systematically and for electoral purposes “weakens the institutions, the Powers of the Republic and the social fabric”.
According to the Sheetthe minister’s statement is a reaction to the increase in advertisements on social media targeting the Supreme Court. A report published last week shows that the number of publications about the court in the Meta library has grown more than 50 times since 2020.
“Freedom of political expression is a constitutional value that must always be preserved. Alongside, the Constitution also protects the institutional conditions without which democracy itself cannot function. This includes the integrity of public debate against coordinated campaigns of financed disinformation”, added Fachin.
During his speech, the judge also Flávio Dino, from the STF, who reported on social media that he had been harassed at an airport. Fachin classified the episode as serious and stated that respect for authorities is essential for republican coexistence.
The presidents of the (Superior Electoral Court), the (Superior Labor Court), Luiz Philippe Vieira de Mello Filho, and the (Superior Court of Justice), Herman Benjamin, were present at the inauguration of the CNJ.
The advisors were appointed by the STJ and the TST. They will have a mandate until 2028.
At the head of the council and the Supreme Court, Edson Fachin has supported a proposal for a code of conduct for Brazilian magistrates. This Monday, he once again defended that institutions must be improved. “Disagreeing and proposing paths that improve institutions contributes to strengthening democracy,” he said.
as to Sheetthe idea of the president of the court divides even ministers in favor of creating rules of conduct. Fachin’s recent statements to the press also complain of public embarrassment and undue exposure of the STF’s internal dilemmas.
Minister Cármen Lúcia at the beginning of February. She has not yet presented her text.
The CNJ is made up of 15 advisors. In addition to the president and the national inspector of justice (today Mauro Campbell), there are representatives from the judiciary, the Public Ministry, the legal profession and two citizens appointed by and by .
Find out who the new members of the CNJ are
- Kátia Magalhães Arruda, TST minister;
- Paulo Regis Botelho, judge of the TRT-7 (Regional Labor Court of the 7th Region);
- Andréa Cunha Esmeraldo, judge of the TRF-2 (Federal Regional Court of the 2nd Region);
- Noemia Aparecida Garcia Porto, judge of the TRT-10 (Regional Labor Court of the 10th Region);
- Ilan Presser, judge of the TRF-1 (Federal Regional Court of the 1st Region).
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