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‘The 1988 pact is over’: Renan Santos calls for a new Constitution amid judicial crisis

From Estadão · () Portuguese

Translated from Portuguese and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Presidential candidate Renan Santos called for Brazil to debate a new Constitution beginning in 2027, saying the country’s 1988 institutional pact had ended.
  • He criticized Supreme Court justices Alexandre de Moraes and Dias Toffoli, and said a future president should not recognize their decisions.
  • Santos also opposed affirmative-action quotas, advocated stronger state presence in favelas and called for changes in basic education and public finances.

Renan Santos says Brazil’s institutional order has collapsed and needs to be rewritten. During a CNN candidate forum on Thursday, the Missão presidential hopeful called for debate on a new Federal Constitution starting in 2027.

The 1988 pact, our little book, is over. There is no institutionalism anymore. Brazil is over.

· Renan SantosThe presidential candidate argued that Brazil should begin discussing a new Constitution in 2027.

“The 1988 pact, our little book, is over. There is no institutionalism anymore. Brazil is over,” Santos said. His remarks came amid revelations involving messages between Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes and banker Daniel Vorcaro, a central figure in the Master case.

Santos accused Moraes of being “the owner of an inquiry” and of investigating opponents arbitrarily. He said the next president should refuse to recognize decisions issued by Moraes or Justice Dias Toffoli. Asked about the investigation into the justice’s relationship with Vorcaro, Santos gave a blunt answer: “I hope the story ends in prison.”

I hope the story ends in prison.

· Renan SantosHe was responding to questions about investigations involving Alexandre de Moraes and Daniel Vorcaro.

The candidate said the Supreme Court was divided between justices seeking to punish President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and those seeking to punish former President Jair Bolsonaro’s family. Asked who benefits from the instability, Santos replied: “The person who benefits most from this chaos is me.” He also attacked polling rival Augusto Cury, calling him “a souffle with no filling” for avoiding clear positions.

The person who benefits most from this chaos is me.

· Renan SantosHe answered a question about who benefits from instability surrounding the Supreme Court.

On security, Santos described Brazil as being at war and presented himself as the “general” of voters who share that view. He backed a strong state presence in favelas. He rejected Brazil’s quota system, arguing that affirmative action had increased racial inequality, and proposed greater investment in primary education and the phonics method. He also acknowledged wanting to control what young people hear in schools, saying some music “advertises organized crime.”

I do not want the quota system in Brazil.

· Renan SantosHe rejected affirmative-action quotas while discussing education policy.
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Originally published by Estadão in Portuguese. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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