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STUDENT : SOPHIA FÁTIMA MORQUECHO NÔGA
DATE: 08/12/2020
TIME: 10:30
LOCAL: UFRN - PROGRAMA DE PÓS-GRADUAÇÃO EM DIREITO / Videoconferência
TITLE:

THE UNCONSTITUTIONAL STATE OF AFFAIRS IN BRAZIL: A NEW INTERPRETATIVE METHOD OF THE SUPREME COURT

KEY WORDS:

Unconstitutional state of affairs; Prison overcrowding; Alternative measures; Institutional dialogue.

 

PAGES: 153
BIG AREA: Ciências Sociais Aplicadas
AREA: Direito
SUMMARY:

The Supreme Court has been adopting a new judgment technique to declare the omission of the Public Power in relation to the constitutional precepts, notably in the Brazilian prison system. This is the declaration of the unconstitutional state of affairs, of Colombian origin, used in the Non-compliance with Fundamental Precept No. 347, as well as in Extraordinary Appeal No. 580,252. With that, the need to outline a concept and the applicability molds of this new theory emerges, considering the legitimacy of those who declare it and its practical effectiveness. This last point is revealed as the great challenge in recognizing the unconstitutional state of affairs, especially after the insertion of article 20 in the Law of Introduction to the Rules of Brazilian Law, by Law 13.655 of 2018. With this legislative novelty, decisions the controlling, administrative and judicial spheres need to analyze the practical consequences before any decision has made. This legislative limitation is committed to ensuring the effectiveness of decisions through a horizontal and vertical expansion of the duty to substantiate - the biggest obstacle in theory. Unlike the Colombian Constitutional Court, which has the prerogative to modify the Constitution, the Supreme Federal Court must seek compatibility of the normative scope with the normative program, attributing effectiveness to its decisions. Considering that in both opportunities that the unconstitutional state of affairs theory has applied in Brazil, if there were problems with the prison system, it is essential to look for efficient alternative means that relieve the penitentiaries. At this point, there is a close relationship between the expansion of the criminal phenomenon and the increase in the prison population. In addition to the little study aimed at reducing this phenomenon, there is a lack of a correct and broader application of alternative measures to prison. It is also open to debate whether this interpretative method is a facet of extrapolated judicial activism or whether, in fact, it is coherent with the other procedural institutes of the Brazilian normative system. In this sense, the research aims to address the application of the unconstitutional state of affairs theory in Brazil, analyzing the cases in which it has raised and the current set of regulations. For this, the hypothetical-deductive method, the qualitative approach and applied research are adopted, through statistical data, case study, bibliographic, documentary research and analysis of jurisprudence, including the exploration of doctrine, legislation and judicial decisions, both Brazilian, as well as international, especially from Colombia. Taking into account, the figure of the unconstitutional state of affairs in Brazil, as an interpretative method of declaring a material unconstitutionality by default, is compatible with the Democratic Rule of Law, enshrined in the 1988 Constitution of the Republic. However, for the proper use of this theory, the operator of the law must consider the practical consequences of this decision - according to article 20 of the Law of Introduction to the Rules of Brazilian Law - the previous stimulus to an institutional dialogue and the principle of the separation of Powers, especially in the allocation of public funds. 

BANKING MEMBERS:
Interno - 2230148 - ERICK WILSON PEREIRA
Externo à Instituição - PAULO LOPO SARAIVA - UFRN
Presidente - 1149384 - WALTER NUNES DA SILVA JUNIOR