Overview

• The Chamber’s Constitution and Justice Committee passed the bill in a terminative vote on September 30, sending it toward the Senate unless deputies file a successful appeal.
• Individual injunctions by Supreme Court justices would be allowed only in exceptional situations such as urgency, risk of serious harm, relevant social interest, or during recess, with written justification and mandatory submission to the next plenary session.
• The proposal sets a minimum quorum of 8 of 11 justices and requires 6 convergent votes to declare laws constitutional or unconstitutional in ADI, ADO, ADC, and ADPF cases, with the Court obliged to address effects if a solo ruling is overturned.
• Only parties that meet the electoral performance threshold could file constitutional actions, parties with fewer than 11 deputies would be barred, and members of a federation would have to petition jointly through the federation’s national body.
• Class entities and unions would face stricter standing rules, including demonstrating strict subject-matter pertinence and nationwide representation in at least 11 states, while the text’s origins trace to a 2020 jurists’ commission led by Justice Gilmar Mendes and it has split lawmakers across party lines.