Overview

• The Supreme Federal Court released a roughly three-minute Instagram video on Oct. 5 in which ministers discuss the Constitution’s significance.
• Alexandre de Moraes said the charter guarantees citizens’ rights and the rule of law, and Cármen Lúcia described it as the country’s institutional reboot after the dictatorship.
• Ministers named favorite provisions: Article 5 (Alexandre de Moraes, Cármen Lúcia, Gilmar Mendes), Article 1 (Roberto Barroso), Article 1, item III (Luiz Fux), Article 170 (Flávio Dino) and Article 214 (Edson Fachin).
• Promulgated on Oct. 5, 1988 after 21 years of military rule, the Constitution was drafted over about 20 months with roughly 84,800 public suggestions and has since been amended more than a hundred times.
• The court’s post drew criticism from opposition lawmakers, with Deputy Carlos Jordy mocking the tribute and Deputy Gustavo Gayer posting a curt response inviting comments.