STF

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STF is the acronym for Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court, the country’s highest judicial body responsible for constitutional matters.

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STF canonical 4

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf supreme court ⓘ
abbreviationLanguage Portuguese ⓘ
acronymMeaning Supremo Tribunal Federal ⓘ
appointmentBy President of Brazil ⓘ
appointmentRequires approval by Federal Senate ⓘ
branchOfGovernment Judiciary of Brazil ⓘ
canSuspend enforcement of unconstitutional laws ⓘ
city Brasília ⓘ
constitutionalFunction guardian of the 1988 Constitution of Brazil ⓘ
country Brazil ⓘ
decisionsAre binding in certain constitutional matters ⓘ
designedBy Oscar Niemeyer ⓘ
establishedInYear 1891 ⓘ
federalDistrict Federal District ⓘ
fullName Supremo Tribunal Federal ⓘ
handles constitutional complaints ⓘ
criminal cases against high authorities ⓘ
direct actions of unconstitutionality ⓘ
extraordinary appeals ⓘ
hasChambers two panels (Turmas) ⓘ
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.stf.jus.br ⓘ
hasPlenary Plenary of the Supremo Tribunal Federal ⓘ
hears cases involving conflicts between branches of government ⓘ
cases involving federal entities and states ⓘ
judgeTerm until mandatory retirement ⓘ
jurisdiction Federative Republic of Brazil ⓘ
linked to: Brazil
language Portuguese ⓘ
linked to: Portuguese language
legalBasis Constitution of Brazil ⓘ
locatedIn Brasília ⓘ
locatedInBuilding Supremo Tribunal Federal building ⓘ
mandatoryRetirementAge 75 ⓘ
numberOfJustices 11 ⓘ
oversees constitutionality of federal laws ⓘ
constitutionality of state laws ⓘ
partOf federal judicial system of Brazil ⓘ
predecessor Imperial Supreme Court of Brazil ⓘ
presidentTitle President of the Supremo Tribunal Federal ⓘ
responsibleFor constitutional matters ⓘ
guardianship of the Brazilian Constitution ⓘ
judicial review of legislation ⓘ
role constitutional court of Brazil ⓘ
highest court in Brazil ⓘ
symbol coat of arms of Brazil (in official seal) ⓘ
typeOfCourt constitutional court ⓘ
court of last resort ⓘ

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