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Political Moralism And Restrictions To Fundamental Rights, Carlos Luiz Strapazzon
Political Moralism And Restrictions To Fundamental Rights, Carlos Luiz Strapazzon
Carlos Luiz Strapazzon
Brazil has approved an Election Law known as "clean record" or "clean political career" Act (LC 135, 04/06/2010). This Act establishes ineligibility cases designed to prevent public administration against non ethical practices. It raises several constitutional troubles because it restricts basic civil rights of citizens not yet definitively condemned by the Courts as well as it has entered into force without respecting the minimum period required by art. 16 of the Constitution. Moreover, it does not respect the non-retroactivy rule, since it interferes with political rights of citizens from two years before its entry into force. There is, as seen, …