Brazil Senate votes to limit decisions by Supreme Court justices

General view of Brazil's Federal Senate during a session in Brasilia, Brazil, November 8, 2023. REUTERS/Adriano Machado/File Photo

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's Senate took the lead on Wednesday to curb what lawmakers see as judicial overreach by the country's Supreme Court and passed a constitutional amendment that limits the ability of justices to rule on issues individually.

The bill, that still needs lower chamber approval, stipulates that laws or measures decided by Brazil's Congress can only be overruled by the full plenary of the top court or a chamber of justices and not by just one of them.