How the Supreme Court became the main campaign topic

Three weeks away from the elections, the Supreme Federal Court has become the central theme of electoral campaigns in Brazil, surpassing even traditional topics such as the economy, public security, health, and education. Candidates for executive and legislative positions have been dedicating their attention almost exclusively to the unprecedented crisis faced by the judicial branch. The court is going through a moment of profound instability, which has become the object of debate among aspirants to the positions of president of the Republic, governors, senators, and deputies. This inversion of priorities reflects the gravity of the situation experienced by the highest court in the country, which has ceased to be merely a neutral power to become the absolute protagonist of the electoral political scenario. The concentration of attention on the STF represents a significant change in the dynamics of campaigns, which traditionally revolved around socioeconomic and security issues.