This work seeks to study the Federal Supreme Court's recent history during three moments we have decided to call "courts", named after some of ¡ts justices who represent the main characteristics of the judicial review of their times. The first, "Victor Nunes Leal Court", broaches a hard time for judicial review during the military dictatorship in Brazil, as well as the advent of the summaries of jurisprudence by the Federal Supreme Court. The second moment, "Moreira Alves Court", will show a moment of self-restraint for the judicial review. The third one, "Gilmar Mendes Court", shows a moment of greater judicial activism of the judicial branch regarding the judicial review of legislation. The main goal of this paper is to make an analysis of Brazil's judicial review over the last decades.
Federal Supreme Court; Judicial Review; Constitutional Law; Judicial Branch