Supreme Federal Court of Brazil

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The Supreme Federal Court of Brazil is the country’s highest judicial authority and constitutional court, responsible for interpreting the Constitution and serving as the final arbiter in major legal and political disputes.

All labels observed (10)

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional court ⓘ
court of last resort ⓘ
supreme court ⓘ
appointmentBy President of Brazil ⓘ
appointmentRequires approval by Federal Senate of Brazil ⓘ
branchOf Judiciary of Brazil ⓘ
buildingArchitect Oscar Niemeyer ⓘ
buildingName Supreme Federal Court building ⓘ
coequalWith National Congress of Brazil ⓘ
President of Brazil ⓘ
country Brazil ⓘ
currentPresident Roberto Barroso ⓘ
currentPresidentStartDate 2023 ⓘ
dateEstablished 1829 ⓘ
establishedBy Constitution of the Empire of Brazil of 1824 ⓘ
hasOfficialWebsite https://portal.stf.jus.br ⓘ
hasPower constitutional review of executive acts ⓘ
judicial review of legislation ⓘ
review of decisions of lower federal courts on constitutional issues ⓘ
review of decisions of state courts on constitutional issues ⓘ
hasRole final arbiter in major legal disputes in Brazil ⓘ
final arbiter in major political disputes in Brazil ⓘ
guardian of the Constitution of Brazil ⓘ
highest court of appeal in Brazil for constitutional matters ⓘ
hears allegations of breach of fundamental precept ⓘ
criminal cases against high federal authorities ⓘ
declaratory actions of constitutionality ⓘ
direct actions of unconstitutionality ⓘ
extradition requests involving heads of state or high authorities ⓘ
judgeTitle minister ⓘ
jurisdiction federal jurisdiction of Brazil ⓘ
language Portuguese ⓘ
legalBasis Constitution of Brazil ⓘ
locatedAt Praça dos Três Poderes ⓘ
locatedIn Federal District (Brazil) ⓘ
location Brasília ⓘ
mandatoryRetirementAge 75 ⓘ
nativeName Supremo Tribunal Federal ⓘ
numberOfJudges 11 ⓘ
oversees constitutionality of federal laws ⓘ
constitutionality of municipal laws ⓘ
constitutionality of state laws ⓘ
partOf Three Powers of the Union of Brazil ⓘ
precededBy House of Appeals of Brazil ⓘ
presidentTitle President of the Supreme Federal Court ⓘ
reorganizedBy Constitution of Brazil of 1891 ⓘ
shortName STF ⓘ
termLength until mandatory retirement ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Supreme Federal Court building in Brasília → governingBody → Supreme Federal Court of Brazil ⓘ
Brasília → seatOf → Supreme Federal Court of Brazil ⓘ
Brazilian government → judicialBody → Supreme Federal Court of Brazil ⓘ
Brazilian government → highestCourt → Supreme Federal Court of Brazil ⓘ
Federal District (Brazil) → contains → Supreme Federal Court of Brazil ⓘ
subject linked to: Federal District
Supreme Federal Court of Brazil → nativeName → Supremo Tribunal Federal ⓘ
linked to: Supreme Federal Court of Brazil
The Justice (A Justiça) statue → locatedInFrontOf → Supreme Federal Court of Brazil ⓘ
The Justice (A Justiça) statue → associatedWith → Supreme Federal Court of Brazil ⓘ
The Justice (A Justiça) statue → designedFor → Supreme Federal Court of Brazil ⓘ
Plateau Palace → neighboringBuilding → Supreme Federal Court (Brazil) ⓘ
linked to: Supreme Federal Court of Brazil
Court of Justice of Sergipe → subordinateTo → Supreme Federal Court of Brazil (for constitutional issues on appeal) ⓘ
linked to: Supreme Federal Court of Brazil
Supreme Federal Court building → client → Supreme Federal Court of Brazil ⓘ
Supreme Federal Court building → associatedWithInstitution → Supreme Federal Court of Brazil ⓘ
Alfredo Ceschiatti → associatedWith → Supreme Federal Court of Brazil ⓘ
coat of arms of Brazil (used in official seal) → governmentUse → Supreme Federal Court of Brazil ⓘ
Supreme Federal Court → alsoKnownAs → Supremo Tribunal Federal ⓘ
subject linked to: Judicial branch of Brazil
linked to: Supreme Federal Court of Brazil
Presidency of the Republic of Brazil → interactsWith → Supreme Federal Court of Brazil ⓘ
subject linked to: Presidency of the Republic
Regional Federal Courts of Brazil → subordinateTo → Federal Supreme Court of Brazil ⓘ
linked to: Supreme Federal Court of Brazil
Military Courts of Brazil → subjectToConstitutionalControlBy → Supreme Federal Court of Brazil ⓘ
Superior Court of Justice of Brazil → separatedFrom → Supreme Federal Court of Brazil ⓘ
State Courts of Justice in Brazil → notSuperiorTo → Supreme Federal Court of Brazil ⓘ
Supreme Federal Court → nativeName → Supremo Tribunal Federal ⓘ
linked to: Supreme Federal Court of Brazil
Supreme Federal Court → predecessor → Imperial Supreme Court of Brazil ⓘ
linked to: Supreme Federal Court of Brazil
Palácio do Supremo Tribunal Federal → occupant → Supremo Tribunal Federal ⓘ
linked to: Supreme Federal Court of Brazil
Palácio do Supremo Tribunal Federal → occupant → Supreme Federal Court of Brazil ⓘ
Palácio do Supremo Tribunal Federal → namedAfter → Supremo Tribunal Federal ⓘ
linked to: Supreme Federal Court of Brazil
Roberto Barroso → memberOf → Supreme Federal Court of Brazil ⓘ
Roberto Barroso → employer → Supreme Federal Court of Brazil ⓘ
Three Powers of the Union of Brazil → appliesToBranch → Supreme Federal Court of Brazil ⓘ
STF → fullName → Supremo Tribunal Federal ⓘ
linked to: Supreme Federal Court of Brazil
STF → role → constitutional court of Brazil ⓘ
linked to: Supreme Federal Court of Brazil
STF → predecessor → Imperial Supreme Court of Brazil ⓘ
linked to: Supreme Federal Court of Brazil
STF → acronymMeaning → Supremo Tribunal Federal ⓘ
linked to: Supreme Federal Court of Brazil
STF → hasPlenary → Plenary of the Supremo Tribunal Federal ⓘ
linked to: Supreme Federal Court of Brazil
House of Appeals of Brazil → followedBy → Supreme Federal Court of Brazil ⓘ
House of Appeals of Brazil → replacedBy → Supreme Federal Court of Brazil ⓘ
House of Appeals of Brazil → hasSuccessorInstitution → Supreme Federal Court of Brazil ⓘ
Plaza of the Three Powers → locatedNextTo → Supreme Federal Court (Brazil) ⓘ
linked to: Supreme Federal Court of Brazil
Plaza of the Three Powers → flankedBy → Supreme Federal Court (Brazil) ⓘ
linked to: Supreme Federal Court of Brazil
Plaza of the Three Powers → hasPart → Supreme Federal Court (Brazil) ⓘ
linked to: Supreme Federal Court of Brazil
Distrito Federal → hasFederalInstitution → Supreme Federal Court of Brazil ⓘ
Luis Roberto Barroso → employer → Supreme Federal Court of Brazil ⓘ
subject linked to: Luis Barroso
Luis Roberto Barroso → memberOf → Supreme Federal Court of Brazil ⓘ
subject linked to: Luis Barroso
Luis Roberto Barroso → partOf → Brazilian Supreme Court justices ⓘ
subject linked to: Luis Barroso
linked to: Supreme Federal Court of Brazil
Court of Justice of Rio Grande do Sul → subordinateTo → Supreme Federal Court of Brazil (for constitutional issues) ⓘ
linked to: Supreme Federal Court of Brazil
Court of Justice of Espírito Santo → subordinateTo → Supreme Federal Court of Brazil (for constitutional issues) ⓘ
linked to: Supreme Federal Court of Brazil