Brazil is a dictatorship in disguise. Supreme court is the executive branch. There is no law the court can do anything it wants, arrest anyone for any reason. There is no expiry date for their term.
As a Brazilian I can’t see a future where the people win. It’s not even close it’s full control and all of the power is concentrated in the government upper branch.
The system is designed to keep them in power there is nothing that can be done just leave the country
I'm not from Brazil, so I'm curious if you're saying the court broke some law by imposing house arrest on Bolsonaro? This part of the article makes it seem like it was done pretty legally.
> In a statement, Federal Police said it executed a preventive arrest warrant
> that had been requested by the police themselves and authorized by the
> Supreme Court, CNN affiliate CNN Brasil reported.
As a Brazilian, I'm seeing a lot of people happy and thinking the justice system finally is working like it was supposed to. Some people are complaining they are being a bit harsh but better a harsh justice system than what we had in the past.
Fairly accurate representation of the status quo. The decisions of the unelected supreme court are 100% political and monocratic. This country is a dictatorship of the judiciary.
> There is no law the court can do anything it wants, arrest anyone for any reason. There is no expiry date for their term.
The judiciary does not write the laws, only applies them.
I'm quite sure that removing a tracking bracelet and trying to flee is against the law.
While it's true that the judiciary holds lots of weight in Brazil, let's not forget that different branches fighting over their boundaries is the norm in any functioning government and democracy.
We're merely more used to the judiciary bending to the executive, Brazil's an exception on this.
falleng0d|3 months ago
As a Brazilian I can’t see a future where the people win. It’s not even close it’s full control and all of the power is concentrated in the government upper branch.
The system is designed to keep them in power there is nothing that can be done just leave the country
arunabha|3 months ago
> In a statement, Federal Police said it executed a preventive arrest warrant > that had been requested by the police themselves and authorized by the > Supreme Court, CNN affiliate CNN Brasil reported.
brazukadev|3 months ago
matheusmoreira|3 months ago
gmerc|3 months ago
epolanski|3 months ago
The judiciary does not write the laws, only applies them.
I'm quite sure that removing a tracking bracelet and trying to flee is against the law.
While it's true that the judiciary holds lots of weight in Brazil, let's not forget that different branches fighting over their boundaries is the norm in any functioning government and democracy.
We're merely more used to the judiciary bending to the executive, Brazil's an exception on this.
brazukadev|3 months ago
silexia|3 months ago