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Justice Crmen Lcia Calls Brazil's Conservative Shift Dangerous
The former president of the Brazilian Supreme Court defends the fundamental rights guaranteed by the 30-year-old Constitution
Nov.6.2018 11:47AM
Reynaldo Turollo Jr.
BRASÍLIA
Supreme Court Justice Cármen Lúcia said that Brazil and the world are going through a dangerously conservative wave. She defended the fundamental rights acquired in the 30 years since the 1988 Constitution went into effect, during a seminar about Brazil's constitutional law on Monday (5th) in Brasília.
"I would like to remind that not only Brazil that's changing. And this change is a conservative shift in customs and habits. Sometimes I think this is a dangerous shift, because there is a trend of backtracking in hard-earned fundamental rights," she said.
Justice Lúcia says, that even if any future change is not a desirable one, "if they abide by the Constitution, it's already a win."
The topic of her lecture in the seminar was the changes enacted by the Supreme Court in the last thirty years. She showed optimism regarding the achievements from the period, highlighting the right to free speech.
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https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/internacional/en/brazil/2018/11/justice-carmen-lucia-calls-brazils-conservative-shift-dangerous.shtml