Lack of Communication Can Be Trouble: Brazilian Federal Supreme Court Decision-Making Behavior and Self-Promotion Strategies
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Resumo: | The post-1988 period in Brazil has brought as a consequence a greater role for the Judiciary in the political game, a fact that can be derived either from institutional arrangements or from strategies undertaken by its agents. Focusing on the second approach, the article explores whether exists a communication strategy between the Brazilian Federal Supreme Court (STF) and the public. According to the literature, in spite of the fact that the Judiciary differs from other political actors because it does not rely on the electorate, it is similar in terms of the need to provide transparency in its decisions, in order to achieve institutional legitimacy. In the Brazilian case, there is a constant externalization of messages directed at symbols of justice, objectivity, and impartiality and, since mid-2000’s, there has been an increase in the institution’s transparency, with emphasis on the televised transmission of its plenary sessions and a detailed institutional web page containing news and complete content of rulings. Considering that, from a comparative perspective, the constitutional court has become extremely exposed, one wonders: is there institutional selectivity in relation to its decisions? In order to answer this question, press releases from the Federal Supreme Court and judicial decisions were examined, over a 16-year time frame, from 2000 to 2016. The research utilized mixed methods: textual data mining techniques and statistics. The findings suggest that there is an intention, consistent throughout the time period studied, to transmit an image of an activist court. |
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Lack of Communication Can Be Trouble: Brazilian Federal Supreme Court Decision-Making Behavior and Self-Promotion Strategies“Quem não se comunica se trumbica”: comportamento decisório e estratégias de autopromoção do Supremo Tribunal FederalJudicial behaviorJudiciary and politicsBrazilian Federal Supreme Courtcommunicationinstitutional legitimacyComportamento judicialJudiciário e políticaSupremo Tribunal Federalcomunicaçãolegitimidade institucionalThe post-1988 period in Brazil has brought as a consequence a greater role for the Judiciary in the political game, a fact that can be derived either from institutional arrangements or from strategies undertaken by its agents. Focusing on the second approach, the article explores whether exists a communication strategy between the Brazilian Federal Supreme Court (STF) and the public. According to the literature, in spite of the fact that the Judiciary differs from other political actors because it does not rely on the electorate, it is similar in terms of the need to provide transparency in its decisions, in order to achieve institutional legitimacy. In the Brazilian case, there is a constant externalization of messages directed at symbols of justice, objectivity, and impartiality and, since mid-2000’s, there has been an increase in the institution’s transparency, with emphasis on the televised transmission of its plenary sessions and a detailed institutional web page containing news and complete content of rulings. Considering that, from a comparative perspective, the constitutional court has become extremely exposed, one wonders: is there institutional selectivity in relation to its decisions? In order to answer this question, press releases from the Federal Supreme Court and judicial decisions were examined, over a 16-year time frame, from 2000 to 2016. The research utilized mixed methods: textual data mining techniques and statistics. The findings suggest that there is an intention, consistent throughout the time period studied, to transmit an image of an activist court.O pós-1988 trouxe maior protagonismo do Judiciário no jogo político, fato que pode derivar tanto de arranjos institucionais quanto de estratégias de seus agentes. Focando na segunda abordagem, discute-se se há uma estratégia de comunicação do Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF) com o público. De acordo com a literatura, embora o Judiciário se diferencie de outros atores políticos por não necessitar do eleitorado, assemelha-se quanto à necessidade de proporcionar transparência às suas decisões, de modo a alcançar legitimidade institucional. No caso brasileiro, há constantemente uma exteriorização de mensagens direcionadas a símbolos de justiça, objetividade e imparcialidade, e houve, desde meados dos anos 2000, um recrudescimento da visibilidade daquela instituição, destacando-se a transmissão televisionada de suas sessões plenárias e uma detalhada página institucional que contém notícias e inteiro teor de julgados. Considerando que, em perspectiva comparada, a corte constitucional tornou-se extremamente exposta, questiona-se: há seletividade institucional em relação às decisões promovidas? Para responder a essa pergunta, foram observados comunicados de imprensa do STF e decisões judiciais, em um recorte temporal de 2000 a 2016. A pesquisa utilizou métodos mistos: técnica de mineração de dados textuais e estatística. Os resultados encontrados sugerem que há uma intenção, constante ao longo da série temporal, de enfatizar a imagem de tribunal ativista.Escola de Direito de São Paulo da Fundação Getulio Vargas2023-07-24info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttps://periodicos.fgv.br/revdireitogv/article/view/89828Revista Direito GV; Vol. 19 (2023): 2023; e2319 (PT) e e2320 (IN)Revista Direito GV; Vol. 19 (2023): 2023; e2319 (PT) e e2320 (IN)Revista Direito GV; v. 19 (2023): 2023; e2319 (PT) e e2320 (IN)2317-6172reponame:Revista Direito GVinstname:Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV)instacron:FGVporenghttps://periodicos.fgv.br/revdireitogv/article/view/89828/84305https://periodicos.fgv.br/revdireitogv/article/view/89828/84306Magalhães, RebeccaCarvalho, Ernaniinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2023-09-27T12:39:14Zoai:ojs.periodicos.fgv.br:article/89828Revistahttps://direitosp.fgv.br/publicacoes/revista/revista-direito-gvPRIhttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.php||revistadireitogv@fgv.br|| catarina.barbieri@fgv.br2317-61721808-2432opendoar:2023-09-27T12:39:14Revista Direito GV - Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV)false |
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Lack of Communication Can Be Trouble: Brazilian Federal Supreme Court Decision-Making Behavior and Self-Promotion Strategies “Quem não se comunica se trumbica”: comportamento decisório e estratégias de autopromoção do Supremo Tribunal Federal |
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Lack of Communication Can Be Trouble: Brazilian Federal Supreme Court Decision-Making Behavior and Self-Promotion Strategies |
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Lack of Communication Can Be Trouble: Brazilian Federal Supreme Court Decision-Making Behavior and Self-Promotion Strategies Magalhães, Rebecca Judicial behavior Judiciary and politics Brazilian Federal Supreme Court communication institutional legitimacy Comportamento judicial Judiciário e política Supremo Tribunal Federal comunicação legitimidade institucional |
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Lack of Communication Can Be Trouble: Brazilian Federal Supreme Court Decision-Making Behavior and Self-Promotion Strategies |
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Lack of Communication Can Be Trouble: Brazilian Federal Supreme Court Decision-Making Behavior and Self-Promotion Strategies |
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Lack of Communication Can Be Trouble: Brazilian Federal Supreme Court Decision-Making Behavior and Self-Promotion Strategies |
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Lack of Communication Can Be Trouble: Brazilian Federal Supreme Court Decision-Making Behavior and Self-Promotion Strategies |
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Lack of Communication Can Be Trouble: Brazilian Federal Supreme Court Decision-Making Behavior and Self-Promotion Strategies |
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Magalhães, Rebecca |
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Magalhães, Rebecca Carvalho, Ernani |
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Carvalho, Ernani |
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Magalhães, Rebecca Carvalho, Ernani |
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Judicial behavior Judiciary and politics Brazilian Federal Supreme Court communication institutional legitimacy Comportamento judicial Judiciário e política Supremo Tribunal Federal comunicação legitimidade institucional |
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Judicial behavior Judiciary and politics Brazilian Federal Supreme Court communication institutional legitimacy Comportamento judicial Judiciário e política Supremo Tribunal Federal comunicação legitimidade institucional |
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The post-1988 period in Brazil has brought as a consequence a greater role for the Judiciary in the political game, a fact that can be derived either from institutional arrangements or from strategies undertaken by its agents. Focusing on the second approach, the article explores whether exists a communication strategy between the Brazilian Federal Supreme Court (STF) and the public. According to the literature, in spite of the fact that the Judiciary differs from other political actors because it does not rely on the electorate, it is similar in terms of the need to provide transparency in its decisions, in order to achieve institutional legitimacy. In the Brazilian case, there is a constant externalization of messages directed at symbols of justice, objectivity, and impartiality and, since mid-2000’s, there has been an increase in the institution’s transparency, with emphasis on the televised transmission of its plenary sessions and a detailed institutional web page containing news and complete content of rulings. Considering that, from a comparative perspective, the constitutional court has become extremely exposed, one wonders: is there institutional selectivity in relation to its decisions? In order to answer this question, press releases from the Federal Supreme Court and judicial decisions were examined, over a 16-year time frame, from 2000 to 2016. The research utilized mixed methods: textual data mining techniques and statistics. The findings suggest that there is an intention, consistent throughout the time period studied, to transmit an image of an activist court. |
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