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All right, so essentially about Brazil. Was guessing maybe the US. And was writing from a Hungarian point of view.
US has legal precedent practice. So whatever a court decided on whatever level on one occasion that kinda binds further decisions. Continental Europe doesn't have this. It's stupid Anglo tradition. I dunno if Brazil has that. However on the Hungary next to laws we have so called "Commentaries" judges have to adhere when they do court ruling be it civil or criminal case.
>constituent power
That is the national assembly, which is a legislative body. Constitutions are made by legislation. Since constitutions are collection of fundamental laws. Created by lawmakers. Israel doesn't even have a constitution but has laws they consider fundamental.
CC isn't a lawmaker.
If they can think up rulings that can effect/regulate lawmaking that is lawmaking.
>authority to strike down an entire law or part of it
Yes, that's their job, to check the laws the legislation coming up with. Check the decrees governments issue, etc. And if it is unconstitutional then send it back for reconsideration. This is their only job.

Now in the US things are different from what I gather. For example Trump can issue executive orders and whatnot (decrees essentially). Then the govt/administration starts executing it. Then someone says: hold on, this is unconstitutional, and turns to the courts. Then each level makes a decision as all gets appealed by someone, then finally it ends up at the Supreme Court, which can decide what they were doing up until now was unconstitutional. And this stops the execution of the edicts. And this also creates a precedent.