Supreme Federal Court Palace

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Supreme Federal Court Palace
Palácio do Supremo Tribunal Federal
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Supreme Federal Court Palace
General information
Architectural style Modernist
Address Praça dos Três Poderes
Town or city Brasília, Federal District
Country Brazil
Coordinates 15°48′08″S47°51′43″W / 15.802222°S 47.861944°W / -15.802222; -47.861944
Current tenantsBrazilian Supreme Court
Year(s) built1956–1960
Inaugurated21 April 1960 (1960-04-21)
Client Brazilian government
OwnerBrazilian government
Design and construction
Architect(s) Oscar Niemeyer
Structural engineer Joaquim Cardozo
Designated2007
Reference no.1550

The Supreme Federal Court Palace is the seat of the Supreme Federal Court, Brazilian highest appealing court and constitutional court. It was designed by architect Oscar Niemeyer and the structural project was carried out by engineer Joaquim Cardozo. [1]

Contents

It is part of the Praça dos Três Poderes (Three Powers Plaza), whose other buildings are the Palácio do Planalto presidential palace and the National Congress. The building was declared a national heritage site by the National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage (IPHAN) in 2007, the year that Niemeyer turned 100. [2]

Sculpture by Ceschiatti

The work "A Justiça" (The Justice) is located in front of the Supreme Court. The statue was sculpted in 1961 by Alfredo Ceschiatti. [3]

Architectural characteristics

The building is supported by side pillars and is slightly elevated from the ground, giving lightness to the whole. The structural calculations by Joaquim Cardozo allowed the foundations of the Supreme Court building and other palaces, as well as of the Cathedral of Brasília, to be thin, barely touching the ground. [1]

Storming

The 8 January 2023 attacks in Brasília, also commonly known as the 8 January coup or simply 8 January, [4] [5] were a series of invasions and depredation of public property perpetrated by a crowd of Bolsonarists, [6] who stormed federal government buildings in Brasília, trying to instigate a military coup d'état against the Lula administration and reestablish Jair Bolsonaro as President of Brazil.

Around 13:00 BRT, around 4,000 Bolsonarists [7] left the Brazilian Army Headquarters and walked towards Three Powers Plaza, [8] coming into conflict with the Military Police of the Federal District (PMDF) on the Monumental Axis. Before 15:00 BRT, the crowd broke the security barrier established by the police and occupied the ramp and roof of the National Congress, while part of the group was able to storm and vandalize the Congress, the Planalto Palace and the Supreme Court Building. [9] President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and former president Bolsonaro were not in Brasília. The Supreme Federal Court considered the attacks to be acts of terrorism. [10]

The Governor of the Federal District, Ibaneis Rocha, reported that more than 400 people were arrested by 21:00 BRT. On the following day, around 1,200 people who were camping in front of the Army HQ were also arrested and taken by bus to the Federal Police headquarters. By March 2023, 2,182 people had been arrested for participating or having some kind of involvement with the attacks. [11] Right after the events, Ibaneis Rocha fired Secretary of Public Security and former Bolsonaro Justice Minister, Anderson Torres, who was in Orlando, Florida on the day of the attacks. [12] Later, Supreme Court justice Alexandre de Moraes suspended Rocha for 90 days, decision revoked on 15 March. [13] After the attacks, president Lula da Silva signed an executive order authorizing a federal intervention in the Federal District until 31 January.

Government representatives criticized the act and stated that the people responsible for the attacks, as well as their financers and perpetrators, would be identified and punished. Leaders of many Brazilian parties repudiated the invasion, considered a serious attack against democracy, and demanded punishment for those responsible. Many national leaders and condemned the invasion, expressing solidarity to the federal government. Many analysts compared the attacks to the United States Capitol storming in 2021 by Donald Trump supporters, who similarly had refused to accept his defeat in US elections. [14] [15] Others compared to the 1938 Integralist Uprising when referring to the attacks, sometimes, as Bolsonarist Uprising, by the similarity to failed coup attempts by a far-right group at the time. [16] [17] [18] [19] Many social movements called for protests against the attacks and in defense of democracy, [20] which took place on 9 January in São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Porto Alegre, Recife, Curitiba, Belo Horizonte and other cities, gathering thousands of people. [21]

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  1. 1 2 Branco, Mariana (6 December 2012). "Niemeyer e Joaquim Cardozo: uma parceria mágica entre arquiteto e engenheiro". Memória EBC (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  2. ↑ "Iphan faz tombamento do Congresso Nacional". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 6 December 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  3. ↑ Franca Filho, Marcílio (26 October 2011). "Há 50 anos, Ceschiatti inaugurou a Têmis do Supremo". ConJur (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  4. ↑ Camargo, Isabela (18 September 2023). "Acordo da PGR com investigados por atos golpistas pode prever curso sobre democracia". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  5. ↑ Richter, André (13 September 2023). "Moraes condena primeiro réu pelos atos golpistas a 17 anos de prisão". Agência Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  6. ↑ See:
  7. ↑ Mendes, Michele (13 January 2023). "Bolsonaristas radicais presos em Brasília estavam armados com estacas, estilingues e ferramentas pontiagudas". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  8. ↑ Nascimento, Luciano (27 January 2023). "Acampamento bolsonarista foi central em ataques do dia 8 de janeiro". Agência Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  9. ↑ Rodrigues, Marcus; Torres, Felipe; Garzon, Matheus; Cardoso, Carolina (8 January 2023). "Bolsonaristas invadem Congresso, Planalto e STF em manifestação antidemocrática". Metrópoles (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  10. ↑ Mori, Letícia (9 January 2023). "Por que invasões em Brasília são consideradsas atos terroristas pelo STF". BBC News Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  11. ↑ Mendes, Lucas (16 March 2023). "Moraes finaliza análise e mantém 294 presos por atos de 8 de janeiro". CNN Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  12. ↑ Gadelha, Igor (8 January 2023). "Anderson Torres viajou para Orlando na véspera das invasões". Metrópoles (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  13. ↑ Marques, José; Oliveira, Thaísa (15 March 2023). "Moraes encurta afastamento e autoriza volta imediata de Ibaneis ao Governo do DF". Folha de S. Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  14. ↑ "Capitólio do Brasil, ato violento: como invasão repercute pelo mundo". UOL Política (in Brazilian Portuguese). 8 January 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  15. ↑ Craveiro, Rodrigo (9 January 2023). "Comunidade internacional condena o 'Capitólio brasileiro'". Correio Braziliense (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  16. ↑ Rocha de Barros, Celso (14 January 2023). "A Intentona Bolsonarista" . Folha de S. Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  17. ↑ Godoy, Marcelo (16 January 2023). "Exército terá de reconstruir disciplina e controle da reserva após golpe bolsonarista" . Estadão (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  18. ↑ Alquéres, Hubert (11 January 2023). "A bandeira da legalidade". Metrópoles (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  19. ↑ de Souza, Josias (9 January 2023). "Sem Bolsonaro, faxina democrática será incompleta" . UOL Notícias (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  20. ↑ "Movimentos sociais convocam atos em favor da democracia". Poder360 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 9 January 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  21. ↑ "'Sem anistia!': Milhares vão às ruas em defesa da democraci". Deutsche Welle (in Brazilian Portuguese). 10 January 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
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