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ADPF 442
CourtSupreme Federal Court
Full case nameArguição de Descumprimento de Preceito Fundamental 442 (Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL) v. President of the Republic)
Started8 March 2017 (2017-03-08)
Case history
Related action(s)ADPF 54
Court membership
Judges sittingPresident

Rosa Weber

Justices

Unknown as of yet, voting is suspended
Case opinions
Decision byWeber
Keywords

ADPF 442 is an ongoing case of the

anencephalic fetuses (see ADPF 54).[a]

A positive result in this case would bring Brazilian legislation closer to some of its Latin American neighbors, such as Argentina, Colombia, Cuba, Guyana, Mexico and Uruguay.

Background

gestational limit   Gestational limit after the first 17 weeks   Gestational limit in the first 17 weeks   Unclear gestational limit Legally restricted to cases of:   Risk to woman's life, to her health*, rape*, fetal impairment*, or socioeconomic factors   Risk to woman's life, to her health*, rape, or fetal impairment   Risk to woman's life, to her health*, or fetal impairment   Risk to woman's life*, to her health*, or rape   Risk to woman's life or to her health   Risk to woman's life   Illegal with no exceptions   No information * Does not apply to some countries or territories in that category Note: In some countries or territories, abortion laws are modified by other laws, regulations, legal principles or judicial decisions
. This map shows their combined effect as implemented by the authorities.

Former Supreme Court minister Rosa Weber was due for mandatory retirement on 2 October 2023.[1] As president, Weber brought the case for deliberation and,[2] as rapporteur, cast the initial, 129-page vote on 22 September 2023 during a virtual session.[1][3][b] Voting on the case was then suspended and will return in-person at a later, unspecified date.[4] Weber voted in favor of the decriminalization of abortion up to 12 weeks.

Weber went on to retire on 30 September 2023, leaving the presidency of the court to minister Luís Roberto Barroso.[5] Flávio Dino, Weber's successor to the court set to take office on 22 February 2024,[6] will likely not be able to recast a vote in this case.[7]

High Court decision

Judiciary representation

Supreme Court members
 Ministers Yes No
Rosa Weber 1 1
Total 01 01 00

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The following explicit mentions to voluntary abortion on the Decreto-Lei Nº 2.848 of 7 December 1940 (a.k.a. Penal Code of Brazil) outline its current legality in Brazil:
    • Art. 124: causing abortion in oneself, or consenting to someone else causing it: 1 to 3 years in prison (detention)
    • Art. 126: causing abortion with the consent of the pregnant person: 1 to 4 years in prison (reclusion, see Reclusão [pt])
    • Art. 128: abortion practiced by a doctor is not punishable:
      • I) If there is no other way to save the life of the pregnant person;
      • II) If the pregnancy is a result of rape and the abortion follows consent of the pregnant person or, when incapable, her legal representative
    See also: Abortion in Brazil.
  2. ^ Minister Rosa Weber's 129-page vote is available, in full, here.

References

  1. ^
    Estadão
    (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  2. ^ Muniz, Mariana (2023-09-12). "Rosa Weber libera para julgamento no STF ação sobre descriminalização do aborto até 12 semanas" [Rosa Weber puts up for deliberation on Supreme Court case on decriminalization of abortion up to 12 weeks]. O Globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  3. ^ Cotta, Letícia (2023-09-22). "Rosa Weber vota contra criminalização do aborto até 12 semanas" [Rosa Weber votes against criminalization of abortion up to 12 weeks]. Metrópoles (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  4. Supreme Court of Brazil
    (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2023-09-22. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  5. ^ Meireles, Leonardo; Arnoldi, Marc (2023-09-29). "Lula assina a aposentadoria da ministra Rosa Weber do STF" [Lula signs Rosa Weber's retirement from Supreme Court]. Metrópoles (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  6. ^ "Lula publica a nomeação de Flávio Dino ao STF no Diário Oficial da União" [Lula publishes Flávio Dino's Supreme Court nomination on the Diário Oficial da União]. CartaCapital (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2024-01-31. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  7. ^ Alcântara, Manoela (2023-09-28). "Sucessor de Rosa Weber deve herdar 46 ações, entre elas a do aborto" [Rosa Weber's successor should inherit 46 motions, the abortion one among them]. Metrópoles (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-11-13.

External links

  • ADPF 442 updates on the Supreme Court's website
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