The Defeated (Os Vencidos): A Study of Dissents on Brazil's Superior Court of Justice (STJ)

• In Event: Collegiality and Discord in Courts

Brief Overview

In Brazil, dissenters on collegial courts are literally called “the defeated” (os vencidos). This article examines dissents, both qualitatively and quantitatively, issued by judges on Brazil’s highest court of ordinary law, the STJ, 1988-2024.

Author

• Stephen Matthew Joyce, Radford University