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      Toffoli: The Supreme Federal Court (STF) is the guardian of the Constitution. The Armed Forces can no longer act as a moderating power.

      The president of the Supreme Federal Court (STF), Dias Toffoli, defended the court's role as guardian of the Constitution and stated that it is no longer possible to say that the Armed Forces are a moderating power.

      A Supreme Court Justice, currently serving as President of the Superior Electoral Court (TSE), argues that citizenship and voting are not exercised by companies, but by citizens; in an article published this Sunday, the general coordinator of the elections advocates a broad reform of the electoral system that includes the end of coalitions for proportional representation elections, a barrier clause, and a reduction in campaign time and free advertising on radio and TV; for him, the results of the elections for the Chamber of Deputies, where 28 parties obtained seats, are worrying: "They reveal serious political fragmentation and undermine governability" (Photo: Realle Palazzo-Martini)

      247 - The president of the Supreme Federal Court (STF), Dias Toffoli, defended the court's role as guardian of the Constitution and stated that it is no longer possible to say that the Armed Forces are a moderating power. The minister made the statements in a virtual lecture for jurists and law students on Saturday morning (20).

       At the time, he said that Article 142 of the Constitution has been misinterpreted to try to attribute to the Armed Forces a possible role as a moderating institution. "The guardian of the Constitution is the Supreme Federal Court. It is no longer possible for the Armed Forces to act as a moderating power," he said.information It's from the Terra portal. 

      The minister stated that the 1988 Constitution brought a new cultural reality to Brazil, "through its participation and the pact that was built" among all. "It is a possible pact that was made, and the Supreme Court is the guardian of this pact. No one else. Obviously, everyone has to comply with the Constitution, and everyone is a guardian of the Constitution. But the ultimate guardian is the Supreme Court," he said.

      Concerned about recent and misguided interpretations of the Constitution, the minister stated that, in 1964, the Armed Forces "were called upon to exercise this moderating power," but "remained in power for 20 years."