New Challenges of Constitutional Adjudication in Brazil

This paper is a summary of a larger report prepared with regard to constitutional adjudication in Brazil. It highlights how the 1988 Constitution and subsequent amendments, including the provision for abstract review set the stage for more constitutional adjudication, by the Federal Supreme Court. The report then highlights a few innovative aspects of constitutional adjudication in Brazil, including: the organization and dissemination of judgments, judicial review of constitutional amendments, federalism and judicial review, and judicial review of legislative omission.