Supreme Court's embarrassment marks Justice Day. No congratulations.

The Brazilian Judiciary celebrates Justice Day this Thursday, the 8th, a date established by Decree-Law No. 8.292 of 1945. No congratulations. The feeling is one of mourning.

The day before, the country witnessed the outcome of a negotiation between branches of government that has nothing to do with institutional harmony, but rather resulted from threats and the exchange of privileges.

When the Supreme Federal Court bows to the refusal of a defendant, under investigation in more than a dozen indictments, to receive notification from a minister, everything suggests that there is something fishy going on between them.

Minister Marco Aurélio erred in ordering Renan's removal while a decision regarding the legitimacy of the line of succession was pending, but it was not as serious as the panel allowing the defendant to refuse to comply with the order.

By tolerating Renan's disobedience, the ministers simply confirmed that there is no equal treatment from the first to the last instance of the judiciary.

If notifying a politician was already a difficult task, now the work of court officers will be even more arduous.

Renan's ear-to-ear grin as he opened today's session is a stark image of the institutional debasement that occurred through the direct actions and omissions of the judiciary.

Only he and the other politicians or wealthy individuals under investigation who benefit from the slow pace of the legal process are happy with the administration of justice in the country.

Those who are harmed by the slowness or subjected to questionable speed have no reason to trust, much less applaud, the judiciary.

Minister Gilmar Mendes said that the day deserves to be celebrated because the Judiciary is ready "to contribute to the consolidation and improvement of Brazilian institutions, so that we can move forward safely towards a truly democratic and just future."

Even he doesn't believe what he's saying; he's just cynical.

Increasingly, due to successive makeshift solutions and blunders, Brazilian society believes less and less that everyone is equal before the law.

It's a myth, and you only need to investigate the progress of cases in all the country's courts to verify that those involving defendants with political or economic power proceed differently, and therefore, crimes expire.

That's why there were such hearty laughs between Aécio Neves and Judge Sérgio Moro.

That's why Romero Jucá is the leader of the government.

That is why Michel Temer reprimanded a minister for committing an illegal act for the benefit of private individuals.

Because of so many unjustified requests for review.

For undeniable reasons of selectivity.

That said,

No congratulations on Justice Day.