Evandro Lins e Silva | |
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 Lins e Silva in the 1960s. | |
| Justice of the Supreme Federal Court | |
| In office 4 September 1963 – 16 January 1969 Suspended by the AI-5 | |
| Appointed by | João Goulart |
| Preceded by | Ary de Azevedo Franco |
| Succeeded by | Seat extinct by the AI-6 |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 18 June 1963 – 22 August 1963 | |
| President | João Goulart |
| Preceded by | Hermes Lima |
| Succeeded by | João Augusto de Araújo Castro |
| Chief of Staff of the Presidency | |
| In office 24 January 1963 – 18 June 1963 | |
| President | João Goulart |
| Preceded by | Hermes Lima |
| Succeeded by | Darcy Ribeiro |
| Prosecutor General of the Republic | |
| In office 14 September 1961 – 23 January 1962 | |
| Appointed by | João Goulart |
| Prime Minister | Tancredo Neves |
| Preceded by | Joaquim Canuto Mendes de Almeida |
| Succeeded by | Cândido de Oliveira Neto |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Evandro Cavalcanti Lins e Silva 18 January 1912 Parnaíba, Piauí, Brazil |
| Died | 17 December 2002 (aged 90) Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Cause of death | Head injury |
| Resting place | St. John Baptist Cemitery |
| Political party | PSB (1947–1961) |
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| Alma mater | National Faculty of Law |
| Occupation | Lawyer • journalist • writer • politician |
Evandro Cavalcanti Lins e Silva (18 January 1912 – 17 December 2002) was a Brazilian lawyer, journalist, writer and politician. He was Prosecutor General of the Republic, Chief of Staff, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Justice of the Supreme Federal Court.
He was also a lawyer of criminal affairs and taught criminal law in the then Guanabara State University (current Rio de Janeiro State University (UERJ)).
He was a member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters.