The role of supreme courts and the new right: neo-coups in Brazil
This paper aims to analyse the role of supreme courts of justice in some of the recent removals from office of progressive “pink tide” Latin American presidents and governments where so-called “new right” governments have taken power. It shows the composition of the supreme courts to be a decisive f...
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| description | This paper aims to analyse the role of supreme courts of justice in some of the recent removals from office of progressive “pink tide” Latin American presidents and governments where so-called “new right” governments have taken power. It shows the composition of the supreme courts to be a decisive factor in removing these governments from power. The core hypothesis is that the judiciary may have served as a body for legitimating interruption and dismissal processes led by the legislature in contexts of institutional paralysis (or conflict with the executive branch). To demonstrate this, the case of Brazil is analysed and specifically the role played by the Federal Supreme Court (STF) in the dismissals of Luis Inácio Lula da Silva and Dilma Rousseff. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ca3cadd572714ca7a79f8f7f7d46422b2022-12-21T22:49:40ZspaBarcelona Centre for International Affairs (CIDOB)Revista CIDOB d'Afers Internacionals1133-65952013-035X2020-12-01126239260doi.org/10.24241/rcai.2020.126.3.239The role of supreme courts and the new right: neo-coups in BrazilMayra Goulart0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6955-1586André Luiz Coelho1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1632-0098Profesora adjunta, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)Profesor adjunto, Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO)This paper aims to analyse the role of supreme courts of justice in some of the recent removals from office of progressive “pink tide” Latin American presidents and governments where so-called “new right” governments have taken power. It shows the composition of the supreme courts to be a decisive factor in removing these governments from power. The core hypothesis is that the judiciary may have served as a body for legitimating interruption and dismissal processes led by the legislature in contexts of institutional paralysis (or conflict with the executive branch). To demonstrate this, the case of Brazil is analysed and specifically the role played by the Federal Supreme Court (STF) in the dismissals of Luis Inácio Lula da Silva and Dilma Rousseff.https://www.raco.cat/index.php/RevistaCIDOB/article/view/378713supreme courtslatin americabrazilimpeachmentdilma rousseff |
| spellingShingle | Mayra Goulart André Luiz Coelho The role of supreme courts and the new right: neo-coups in Brazil Revista CIDOB d'Afers Internacionals supreme courts latin america brazil impeachment dilma rousseff |
| title | The role of supreme courts and the new right: neo-coups in Brazil |
| title_full | The role of supreme courts and the new right: neo-coups in Brazil |
| title_fullStr | The role of supreme courts and the new right: neo-coups in Brazil |
| title_full_unstemmed | The role of supreme courts and the new right: neo-coups in Brazil |
| title_short | The role of supreme courts and the new right: neo-coups in Brazil |
| title_sort | role of supreme courts and the new right neo coups in brazil |
| topic | supreme courts latin america brazil impeachment dilma rousseff |
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