The people against Brazilian justice.

From whatever angle the lens of the gaze reaches the Brazilian Judiciary, the images captured are blurry, scratched, and completely distorted. Justice is nowhere to be seen! The national Judiciary has been striving hard to descend to the depths of the Brazilian people's trust. And it has succeeded!

Data released on Monday, May 14th, by the MDA institute, in partnership with CNT, reveals a Brazil disillusioned with its justice system. Respondents remove the blinders from the image of impartial justice: 90,3% of citizens surveyed affirm that the Brazilian justice system does not act equally towards its people. Only 6,1% of those consulted believe that it (the justice system) justifies its blindness and treats everyone equally.

The scales, which should signify balance and moderation, have their plates turned upside down by the survey numbers. The performance of the Justice system in Brazil is negative for 55,7% (bad or terrible) of those interviewed, and only 8,8% rate its performance as positive (excellent or good). 

The unsheathed sword, placed in the lap of Lady Justice as she sits at the door of the Supreme Federal Court, displaying strength, is contradicted by the men and women of Brazil. No less than 89,3% of Brazilians have little or no confidence in the Brazilian justice system. A meager 6,4% consider it highly reliable. 

By burying the image of an impartial (blindfolded), balanced (the weighted scales) and powerful (the sword over its lap) institution, Brazilians are showing the extent of the mess the Justice system is in: when asked "Institution in which the respondent has the most confidence," only 8,6% answer that they trust the Justice system.

Therefore, the statement made by federal deputy Wadi Damous (PT/RJ) that the "Supreme Court should be shut down," if accepted as true, risks gaining widespread public attention and putting some ministers of the Supreme Court in an awkward position. This is precisely because they have been spreading throughout the country the idea that the decisions of the Brazilian Justice system should be in line with public opinion.

Now, if public opinion does not trust the justice system as practiced in Brazil, why accept its decisions as just? If it does not regulate political, social, cultural, and economic relations with parsimony, balance, and deliberation, why believe in its scales? Why believe that its strength produces justice if its mantle continues to protect the powerful and leave the weak helpless? How can one believe in a Justice system that shows partisan biases? If it does not guarantee the democracy expressed in abundance in the constitutional text, why believe that its results will benefit democratic relations?

The Brazilian Supreme Court urgently needs, for example, to abandon the idea of ​​using public opinion, or published opinion, as it is invariably not a good companion for its pursuit of justice.

Furthermore, the Supreme Court needs to abandon its self-destructive and often ridiculous live performances. With each passing day, the Supreme Court fails to reassure the country and instead contributes to increasing societal tension. After all, if the Justices themselves don't respect each other and sponsor aggression, why would citizens seek civilized relations?

All this without considering the disorganized, contradictory, moralistic, and politicized decisions that confuse rather than enlighten the country.  

There are indeed reasons for this distrust in the Brazilian judiciary.