Brazil: Gilmar Mendes Defends STF Role as Right-Wing PL Gains Senate Seats

On the anniversary of Brazil's Constitution, STF Minister Gilmar Mendes asserted the court's decisive role in guaranteeing rights, two days after the right-wing PL party won 19 Senate seats, reaching 28 total, with a significant portion of its bench advocating for impeachment of STF ministers. This signals rising institutional tension between the judiciary and a strengthened opposition bloc.