Author:

ANDERSON CARLOS LEITE AFFONSO

Abstract:

This research examines the participation of the Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office in the legislative process concerning the drafting of Constitutional Amendment No. 45. It addresses the functions of the legislative branch and the existence of pressure groups defending specific interests, as well as the practice of lobbying. It demonstrates the importance of the role of legal institutions in ensuring that norms are better drafted, considering that it is the judiciary that will use them for the administration of justice and social pacification in conflict resolution. It seeks to demonstrate that poorly drafted norms hinder the exercise of the State’s jurisdictional function, making the participation of the judiciary in this process important, without, however, implying undue interference of one branch of government in another. Within the context of the General Theory of the State, it contextualizes the model of state and government adopted by Brazil, based on the separation of powers, to understand the functioning of the legislative branch and the existence of interest and pressure groups.