Overview
- The latest PoderData survey found 46% of respondents rate the Supreme Federal Court's (STF) work as “ruim” or “péssimo,” while 15% called it good or great, 27% said regular, and 12% did not know.
- The poll records a six-point fall in negative evaluations from an earlier round, but the margin of error is ±2 percentage points and analysts say one survey does not establish a lasting trend.
- Coverage links part of the public backlash to the STF’s expanded use of tools from the fake-news inquiry, including profile blocks, content removal and operations targeting communicators.
- Lawmakers have proposed measures to limit the court’s powers, including curbs on single-judge decisions, and discussions about impeaching ministers continue as a sign of deep institutional tension.
- Internal reform efforts have stalled, with STF President Edson Fachin failing so far to win majority support for a court-wide code of ethics, a development that keeps the tribunal in the political spotlight ahead of the election.