Guardian of the 1988 Constitution. It hears abstract constitutionality actions from defined applicants, extraordinary appeals, and criminal cases against senior officials, and televises its sessions.
How the court is constituted
- Tier
- constitutional
- Court type
- Constitutional and apex court
- Jurisdiction
- National
- Seat
- Brasília
- Established
- 1891
- Composition
- Eleven ministers sitting in two panels and a full court
- Appointment
- Presidential nomination confirmed by the Federal Senate; tenure to age 75
Where an appeal goes next
Final
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