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Articles • Rev. Direito e Práx. 11 (01) • Jan-Mar 2020 • https://doi.org/10.1590/2179-8966/2019/36633   copy

Social participation in the Brazilian Supreme Court: rethinking the role of public hearings

Authorship SCIMAGO INSTITUTIONS RANKINGS

Abstract

Public hearings in the Brazilian Supreme Court (STF) is announced as a mechanism that produces information in the judicial review process, that democratizes the court and legitimizes its decisions. Nevertheless, empirical observation and analyses of official documents of the Court reveals a mismatch between practice and discourse around them. This article questions that main narrative and proposes an alternative view of public hearings as a lobby tool.

Keywords:
Public hearings; STF; Lobby

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