Minister Gilmar Mendes of the Federal Supreme Court (STF) used his social networks to counter the recurring criticism of the Brazilian judiciary. In a post published in the early evening In Network X, Mendes defended the performance of the Court, stating that the Supreme Court acts as guardian of the Constitution and the rule of law, preventing setbacks and preserving fundamental guarantees.
“On Independence Day, it is appropriate to reiterate that true freedom is not born of attacks on institutions, but of its strengthening,” wrote Mendes, a few hours after Acts organized by right -wing politicians and religious groups gathered thousands of protesters in favor of the amnesty of former President of the Republic Jair Bolsonaro and defendants convicted of the acts of January 8 and the impeachment of Minister Alexandre de Moraes.
“There is no ‘dictatorship of Toga’ in Brazil, nor ministers acting like tyrants,” said Mendes
According to him, the court ministers have been acting in order to preserve the so -called fundamental guarantees – that is, the rights and protections guaranteed in the Federal Constitution to all Brazilian citizens.
Not to mention names, Mendes made criticism alluding to the management of former President Jair Bolsonaro, remembering the recurring criticism of the former president and his supporters to the Brazilian electoral system and the management of the Bolsonaro COVID-19 pandemic, among other episodes.
“If we want to talk about the dangers of authoritarianism, just remember the recent past of our country: thousands of dead in a pandemic; vaccines deliberately neglected by authorities; threats to the electoral system and the separation of powers; camps in front of barracks, attempted coup d’état with violence and destruction of public heritage, as well as murder plans against authorities of the Republic,” said the minister.
Earlier, at an event on Paulista Avenue, the governor of São Paulo, Tarcísio de Freitas, classified the performance of Minister Alexandre de Moraes, rapporteur of the criminal action on attempted coup, such as “tyranny”. “No one can handle the tyranny of a minister like Moraes. No one can handle what is happening in this country” Tarcisio, during the act in Paulista.
“What Brazil really can no longer stand are the successive coup attempts that, throughout its history, have threatened the democracy and freedom of the people. It is essential to reaffirm: crimes against the democratic rule of law are unsustible of forgiveness! It is up to the institutions to rigorously punish them and ensure that it never repeated,” concluded Minister Gilmar Mendes.
