Lucas Leiroz
Disputes between the Legislative and Judiciary are escalating.
The rejection by the Brazilian Senate of the nomination of Jorge Messias to the Supreme Federal Court marks a significant inflection point in the institutional dynamics of the so-called "New Republic" (the Brazilian political regime in place since 1988). Far from representing a rupture, the episode can be interpreted as a manifestation of a rebalancing between branches of government after years of increasing judicial prominence.