Home›Modern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of the Americas›BrazilGroupBrazilBrazil gathers the modern Justices and Presidents of the Supremo Tribunal Federal, Brazil's Supreme Federal Court, the country's highest constitutional authority and one of the most closely watched courts in Latin America for its role in adjudicating disputes between the country's branches of government, ruling on landmark cases touching corruption investigations, electoral law and the boundaries of presidential and legislative power, and for the unusually high public profile its individual justices carry in Brazilian political life.FactsBrowse BySourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonDefining CharacteristicWell-attestedJudges of Brazil's Supreme Federal Court, the court of last resort of Brazil, serving primarily as the country's constitutional court. 1Formation YearWell-attested1891 CE 1Browse ByAll BrazilBrazil12 entriesBrazilFilter Results12 entriesRoleAllAttorney and professor (1)Attorney, Supreme Court Justice, politician and professor (1)Judge and former Chief Justice of the Supreme Federal Court (1)Justice of the Supreme Federal Court (2)Lawyer (1)Magistrate, currently a Justice at the Supreme Federal Court (1)Nationality or JurisdictionAllBrazil (2)Brazilian (9)Legal SystemAllLaw of Brazil (10)Field of LawAllCivil / Private Law (2)Constitutional Law (3)Criminal Law (3)Family Law (1)Tax Law (1)GenderAllFemale (2)Male (9)Court Served OnAllFederal Supreme Court of Brazil (9)BrowseCompareSelect all 12Alexandre de MoraesModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of the Americas2 linksAndre MendoncaModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of the AmericasCarmen LuciaModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of the AmericasCristiano ZaninModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of the Americas2 linksDias ToffoliModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of the Americas2 linksEdson FachinModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of the Americas2 linksEllen Gracie NorthfleetModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of the Americas1 linkFlavio DinoModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of the Americas2 linksGilmar MendesModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of the Americas2 linksLuis Roberto BarrosoModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of the Americas2 linksLuiz FuxModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of the Americas2 linksNunes MarquesModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of the Americas2 linksSources1. Supreme Federal Court Brazil (Wikipedia)tier 2WikipediaSupreme Federal Court, lead sectionThe Supreme Federal Court is the supreme court (court of last resort) of Brazil, serving primarily as the country's constitutional court.Supreme Federal Court, 1891 establishment sentenceThe court was established in 1891 following the proclamation of Brazil's first Republican Constitution after the fall of the monarchy.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.