Ayres Britto

His Excellency
Ayres Britto
JD-PhD
His Excellency Ayres Britto JD-PhD
Justice of the Supreme Federal Court
	In office; June 25, 2003 – November 16, 2012
Appointed by	Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Preceded by	Ilmar Galvão
Succeeded by	Luís Roberto Barroso
55th President of the Supreme Federal Court
	In office; April 19, 2012 – November 16, 2012
Vice President	Joaquim Barbosa
Preceded by	Cezar Peluso
Succeeded by	Joaquim Barbosa
Personal details
Born	November 18, 1942 (age 82); Propriá, Sergipe, Brazil
Spouse	Rita de Cássia Pinheiro Reis de Britto
Alma mater	Federal University of Sergipe
	Other judicial positions 2012–2012: President, National Justice Council ; 2010–2012: Vice President, Supreme Federal Court ; 2010–2012: Vice President, National Justice Council ; 2008–2010: President, Superior Electoral Court ; 2006–2010: Effective Justice, Superior Electoral Court ; 2005–2006: Substitute Justice, Superior Electoral Court ;

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

Bachelor in Law (1966)by the Federal University of Sergipe, institution of which he would become professor, is master (1982) and doctor (1998) by the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo, being guided in the doctorate by Celso Ribeiro Bastos.

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]

He is currently an occasional contributor to O Estado de S. Paulo, a Brazilian newspaper.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b Biography of Carlos Ayres Britto - Supremo Tribunal Federal website Archived 2016-06-03 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese)
^ ^a ^b ^c STF News Archived 2021-02-14 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese) Retrieved November 19, 2012.
^ Britto, Carlos A. (July 24, 2016). "Culture? Which?" [Cultura? Qual?]. O Estado de S. Paulo (in Portuguese). p. A2. Retrieved July 24, 2016.