Abstract

The Brazilian Federal Constitution and the Code of Judicial Ethics establish that judges are forbidden to take part in party political activities in order to preserve their judicial integrity. That is an ethical responsibility their profession entails. But what does party political activity really mean? Which activities are actually barred? Through real and illustrative cases taken from the practice and agenda of Brazilian constitutionalism, we aim to demonstrate that party affiliation is not the only form of party political activity prohibited to magistrates

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