Caiado says Brazil’s Supreme Court is in a “delicate moment” and must answer to the public

Ronaldo Caiado says Brazil’s Supreme Court has reached a point where it must “give an account to the public.” The presidential candidate made the remarks in an interview with Record, arguing that the court should release the secrecy surrounding investigations involving Banco Master, the National Social Security Institute and Dark Horse.

Caiado said he would demand the same conduct from any head of a branch of government facing comparable circumstances. He argued that institutions must respond immediately when their moral authority comes under question. “The whole problem comes when you break moral authority. It is when you make the population stop believing in the constituted powers,” he said.

“

The whole problem comes when you break moral authority. It is when you make the population stop believing in the constituted powers.

The PSD candidate linked democratic stability to respect for rules and what he called the “ceremonial of office.” “The difference between democracy and barbarism is that democracy has rules,” he said. In his view, involvement in scandals disqualifies public officials from exercising their positions.

“

The difference between democracy and barbarism is that democracy has rules.

Caiado said ministers’ defenses should take place outside the Supreme Court itself, while the Federal Senate and ordinary courts should continue investigating the Banco Master crisis. Earlier, in Aparecida de Goiânia, he called it “unacceptable” for Justice Alexandre de Moraes to remain on the court and repeated his promise to reform the judiciary if elected.

His proposals include setting a minimum age of 60 for appointment to the Supreme Court and imposing a quarantine period after the mandatory retirement age of 75. Caiado also again promised to appoint four women to the court. He said the vacancies would include the seat opened by Luís Roberto Barroso’s retirement and three additional positions expected to become available over the next four years.

“

It needs to give an account to the public.