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| Luiz Fux | |
|---|---|
| Name | Luiz Fux |
| Birth date | 26 April 1953 |
| Birth place | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Occupation | Jurist, Judge |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Office | President of the Supreme Federal Court |
| Term start | 2020 |
| Term end | 2022 |
Luiz Fux is a Brazilian jurist and former judge who served as Justice and later President of the Supreme Federal Court of Brazil. He is notable for his decisions on criminal procedure, constitutional law, and electoral matters, and for being the first Jewish justice appointed to Brazil’s highest court. His career spans roles in the Rio de Janeiro judiciary, the Superior Court of Justice, and national legal institutions.
Born in Rio de Janeiro, he studied law at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and completed postgraduate studies at institutions including the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro and international programs associated with the University of Coimbra and the Humboldt University of Berlin. Early mentors and influences included jurists connected to the Brazilian Bar Association, academics from the Getulio Vargas Foundation, and judges from the Superior Court of Justice. He participated in seminars alongside figures from the Ministry of Justice (Brazil), the Public Prosecutor's Office (Brazil), and legal scholars linked to the Brazilian Institute of Philosophy.
Fux began as a public defender and then served as a judge in the state judiciary of Rio de Janeiro, moving through positions associated with the Tribunal de Justiça do Estado do Rio de Janeiro and administrative bodies tied to the National Council of Justice. He was appointed to the Superior Court of Justice by the President of Brazil and later nominated to the Supreme Federal Court by a presidential administration interacting with the National Congress of Brazil. His confirmations involved hearings before committees of the Federal Senate (Brazil), and he took part in collegial panels with peers from the Tribunal Regional Federal and the Tribunal Superior Eleitoral.
On the Supreme Federal Court (Brazil), he sat alongside justices from diverse legal and political backgrounds, engaging with matters referred by the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (Brazil), the Federal Supreme Police, and the Federal Public Defender's Office. His tenure overlapped with presidencies of figures such as Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Dilma Rousseff, Michel Temer, and Jair Bolsonaro, and his docket often intersected with investigations originating in operations like Operation Car Wash and cases involving members of the National Congress of Brazil. He presided over panels addressing appeals from the Superior Electoral Court and motions brought by institutions like the Federal Revenue Service (Brazil).
Fux authored opinions and votes on issues ranging from preventive detention and habeas corpus to electoral eligibility and juridical immunities. He debated procedural doctrines with colleagues referencing jurisprudence from the Superior Court of Justice, comparative rulings from the European Court of Human Rights, and constitutional interpretations debated in academic fora at the University of São Paulo and the State University of Rio de Janeiro. His positions affected enforcement actions by the Federal Police (Brazil), sentencing practices considered by the Public Prosecutor's Office (Brazil), and electoral complaints adjudicated by the Superior Electoral Court (Brazil). He ruled on cases invoking statutes such as the Brazilian Penal Code and provisions of the Constitution of Brazil.
As President of the Supreme Federal Court, he managed administrative coordination with the National Council of Justice, oversaw budgetary interactions with the Ministry of Economy (Brazil), and instituted procedural changes in collaboration with presidents of the Superior Court of Justice and the Superior Electoral Court. He initiated measures to modernize case management, digital filing systems involving the Federal Government of Brazil's IT platforms, and transparency initiatives interfacing with the Federal Audit Court (Tribunal de Contas da União). His leadership involved dialogues with heads of the Bar Association of Brazil, the Public Defender's Office (Brazil), and international counterparts from the Inter-American Court of Human Rights.
During and after his service, he faced scrutiny over alleged conflicts involving familial links and appointments, inquiries that engaged institutions such as the National Council of Justice, the Federal Police (Brazil), and investigative committees in the Federal Senate (Brazil). Debates concerned recusal standards similar to disputes previously seen in cases before the Superior Electoral Court and the Superior Court of Justice, and public discussion referenced reporting by Brazilian media organizations and oversight by the Federal Public Defender's Office (Brazil). Some matters led to administrative reviews and decisions that set precedents for ethics oversight in the judiciary, involving procedures comparable to those used by the Constitutional Court of Spain and the High Court of Brazil.
He is of Jewish heritage and has received honors from academic institutions including the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, and foreign universities such as the University of Coimbra. He has been recognized by bar organizations like the Brazilian Bar Association and received awards and lectureships tied to legal societies in Portugal, Spain, and Latin American networks including affiliations with the Latin American Association of Administrative Law. His personal relations and family have been referenced in public records during confirmations and inquiries.
Category:Brazilian judges Category:Supreme Federal Court of Brazil justices