FGV dean discusses the Brazilian Constitution’s challenges at Yale
Building upon the concept of constitutional resilience, Vilhena discussed the challenges of the Brazilian Constitution in times of economic and political crisis, addressing an audience of experts in American constitutionalism, such as professors Bruce Ackerman and Owen Fiss.
The dean of FGV’s São Paulo Law School (Direito SP), Oscar Vilhena Vieira, hosted the closing lecture in the series of conferences ‘The State of the Rule of Law in Latin America: Contemporary Challenges and Crises,’ organized by Yale University. The lecture took place on January 27.
Building upon the concept of constitutional resilience, Vilhena discussed the challenges of the Brazilian Constitution in times of economic and political crisis, addressing an audience of experts in American constitutionalism, such as professors Bruce Ackerman and Owen Fiss.
Among other topics, the Constitutional law professor explained that the impeachment process was one of the issues that caused most interventions among professors. Another hot topic was the vote on PEC (Proposed Constitutional Amendment) 243, which sets a limit for public spending, particularly in education and health.
Conceived by a team of professors and researchers at São Paulo Law School, the concept of constitutional resilience advocates that the 1988 constitutional bill was proven to be extremely resilient, managing to keep the Brazilian political system stable, in addition to keeping up with new political and economic demands while upholding its sturdy normative undertone.
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