Competing Narratives: The Use of Historical Arguments in Constitutional Interpretation in Brazil

Ana Beatriz Robalinho

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Chapter 7 Competing Narratives

The Use of Historical Arguments in Constitutional Interpretation in Brazil

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Pages:: 249–277

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004523739_009

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Constitutional history can be a valuable tool for building a constitutional identity. The disputed nature of the Brazilian constitution’s founding is a constant impediment to the consolidation of its constitutional system. This chapter analyses precedents in which the Brazilian Supreme Court, known as the Supremo Tribunal Federal, has attempted to deal with the legacy of the constitution’s foundation and determines that the Court has shown itself unwilling and unable to resolve the tensions between existing foundational narratives. This inability, in turn, has undermined the legitimacy of its decisions and its reputation as an institutional player charged with furthering the consolidation of the constitutional system. Brazil needs to reset the debate on its constitutional narrative and identity, and the Supreme Court will therefore have to take a stand regarding the tension between existing constitutional narratives and establish the provisional dominance of one particular historical reading, which will provide a basis for future disputes.

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Comparative Constitutional History

Volume Two: Uses of History in Constitutional Adjudication

Series: History of European Political and Constitutional Thought, Volume: 10

Cover Comparative Constitutional History

E-Book ISBN:: 9789004523739

Publisher:: Brill

Print Publication Date:: 25 Nov 2022

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Part 1 Framing the Problem

Part 2 Historical Precedents and Inter-constitutional Interpretation

Part 3 A Matter of Narratives

Part 4 New Democracies and Illiberal Regimes

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The Use of Historical Arguments in Constitutional Interpretation in Brazil

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