Special edition of Suprema – Constitutional Studies Law Review features interview with Ailton Krenak

On April 8, 2025, Suprema – Constitutional Studies Law Review launched a special edition featuring an interview with Ailton Krenak, indigenous, political activist, professor, philosopher, poet, storyteller, and writer, and author of essential works such as Ideas to Postpone the End of the World and Ancestral Future. The digital version is now available for free reading.

In the interview, Krenak shares reflections on the role of the Judiciary in the enforcement of the rights of indigenous peoples, the strengthening of democracy, and the relationship between human beings and the Earth. His words invite readers to reflect on themes that resonate deeply with the subjectivity of all individuals, forming what he calls a true “poetics of existence.”

In line with his intellectual journey and thoughts, Krenak analyzes the historical impacts of colonial processes and reaffirms the importance of paths that value the diversity of knowledge and experience. At various points, his reflections guide readers toward the understanding that, in order to be complete, science must be open to other ways of knowing and to dialogue.

This special edition concludes the series of publications under the thematic dossier “Structural litigation in Constitutional Jurisdiction: challenges, limitations, and breakthroughs” which includes articles that reflect the scholarly effort to propose formulations which allow the transition from a complex state of constitutional non-conformity to a scenario of respect for human rights, particularly those of the most vulnerable.

The edition also features three international articles authored by Professors Kim Lane Scheppele (Princeton University, New Jersey, USA), Rosalind Dixon (Faculty of Law, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia), and Marcela Prieto Rudolphy (Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Santiago, Chile, and University of Southern California’s Gould School of Law, Los Angeles, USA), as well as an original contribution by Professor Ramiro Castro Garcia (Universidad de la República Uruguay, Montevideo, Uruguay).

Suprema – Constitutional Studies Law Review is organized by the Secretariat of Major Studies, Research, and Information Management (SAE). For requests or questions not addressed on the journal’s website, please contact: reservasuprema@stf.jus.br.

Access the interview in Portuguese, English, and Spanish.