While state courts will address violations of state laws, they are not equipped to handle cases in which these cases are in the domain of the federal court system.
a.
there is a conflict between two or more states
b.
decisions are appealed
c.
state judges cannot reach a decision
d.
citizens sue the state government

for starters, there is the structural trend of rising primary government expenditure as a share of gdp, which reached 36% in 2014, up from 22% in 1991. this increase reflected a political desire to address the poverty and inequality that had gone unaddressed during previous decades. to support the increase, brazil’s government increased taxes on consumption and promoted progress toward labor-market formalization. nonetheless, public investment, particularly in infrastructure, took a hit. in fact, with the exception of the 2005-2008 period, total investment as a share of gdp has remained below 20% since 1991.

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