Visit to the Supreme Court adds institutional stress

BRAZIL POLITICS - Report 07 May 2020 by Murillo de Aragão and Cristiano Noronha

President Jair Bolsonaro, accompanied by Ministers Paulo Guedes (Economy), André Mendonça (Justice) and Luiz Eduardo Ramos (Government Secretariat), in addition to business representatives, walked from the Planalto Palace to the Federal Supreme Court (STF) for a “courtesy visit”. According to Bolsonaro and Guedes, the purpose of the visit was to provide information on economic activity after this morning’s meeting with representatives of the business sector.

According to information released by the press, the live broadcast of the meeting without notice did not please the STF president. Despite the government’s claims that the purpose of the meeting was to deliver information to the Supreme Court on the state of the economy, there are those who see the gesture as an attempt to put pressure on the Supreme Court. It is worth mentioning that yesterday, the Supreme Court ruled that states and municipalities do not need the Federal Government’s approval to establish restrictive measures regarding intercity and interstate mobility during the pandemic.

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