Carlos Ayres Britto

His Excellency Carlos Ayres Britto
President of the Supreme Federal Court President of the National Justice Council
In office April 19, 2012 – November 16, 2012
Vice President	Joaquim Barbosa
Preceded by	Cezar Peluso
Succeeded by	Joaquim Barbosa
Vice President of the Supreme Federal Court
In office April 23, 2010 – April 18, 2012
President	Cezar Peluso
Preceded by	Cezar Peluso
Succeeded by	Joaquim Barbosa
Minister of the Supreme Federal Court
In office June 25, 2003 – November 16, 2012
Nominated by	Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Preceded by	Ilmar Galvão
Succeeded by	Luís Roberto Barroso
Personal details
Born	November 18, 1942 Propriá, Sergipe
Spouse(s)	Rita de Cássia Pinheiro Reis de Britto[1]
Alma mater	Universidade Federal de Sergipe
Religion	Holism

Carlos Augusto Ayres de Freitas Britto (born November 18, 1942, in Propriá, Sergipe) is a Brazilian jurist and was a Justice of the Supreme Federal Court of Brazil. He has been appointed by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and served from June 25, 2003, to November 16, 2012, when he faced mandatory retirement upon reaching the age of 70.^[2]

He has been the chief justice of the Supreme Court of Brazil from April 19, 2012,^[1] until his retirement.^[2]

Despite his quite short term as Chief Justice of Brazil, he succeeded to conduct many major cases, as well start the trial of the Criminal Action 470 (popularly nicknamed Mensalão), one of the most complex cases in history to be examined by that Court.^[2]

Currently he's a occasional contributor to "O Estado de S. Paulo", a Brazilian newspaper. ^[3]

External links

• Curriculum Vitae

References

1. Biography of Carlos Ayres Britto - Supremo Tribunal Federal website (in Portuguese)
2. STF News (in Portuguese) Retrieved November 19, 2012.
3. Britto, Carlos A. (July 24, 2016). "Culture? Which?" [Cultura? Qual?]. O Estado de S. Paulo (in Portuguese). p. A2. Retrieved July 24, 2016.