THE “INTRODUCTION TO BRAZILIAN LAW” STATUTE AND THE EXTENSION OF PARAMETERS DO CONTROL ADMINISTRATIVE DISCRETION: THE LAW IN AN AGE OF CONSEQUENTIALISM
Keywords:
Introduction to Brazilian Law Statute (LINDB); control of administrative acts; substantial control and consequentialismAbstract
This paper explores the horizons of control of governmental acts, taking as starting point the new text of the “Introduction to Brazilian Law” Statute (LINDB, in Portuguese), passed in 2018. Methodologically, I build on materials regarding consequentialist philosophy to better understand the meaning of art. 20 of the legal text. I demonstrate that the new statute broadens the parameters of control, by definitely abandoning the idea of formal legality, to promote a substantive control of the acts, from a consequentialist approach. In this context, the LINDB includes commands to control the proper evaluation of abstract legal values and also of the consequences of the administrative decisions. The presence and truthfulness of this motives, as of any other motives, are verifiable by the authorities in charge of controlling public activities, by the Prosecution Office and by the Judiciary.
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