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Ricardo Lewandowski | |
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Minister of Justice and Public Security | |
Assumed office 1 February 2024 | |
President | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva |
Preceded by | Flávio Dino |
Justice of the Supreme Federal Court | |
In office 16 March 2006 – 11 April 2023 | |
Appointed by | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva |
Preceded by | Carlos Velloso |
Succeeded by | Cristiano Zanin |
President of the Supreme Federal Court | |
In office 10 September 2014 – 12 September 2016 | |
Vice President | Cármen Lúcia |
Preceded by | Joaquim Barbosa |
Succeeded by | Cármen Lúcia |
Personal details | |
Born | Enrique Ricardo Lewandowski 11 May 1948 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Spouse | Yara de Abreu |
Alma mater | Faculty of Law of São Bernardo do Campo University of São Paulo Tufts University |
Other judicial positions
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Enrique Ricardo Lewandowski (Portuguese pronunciation: [ẽˈʁiki ʁiˈkaʁdu lɛvɐ̃ ˈdɔvski]; born 11 May 1948) is a Brazilian judge and former justice of the Supreme Federal Court of Brazil.[1] He's the son of a Polish father and Swiss mother, who immigrated to Brazil after the Second World War.[2]
Lewandowski was replaced by Cármen Lúcia who was championed by Celso de Mello, Brazil's most senior jurist. Lewandowski had been known for championing a reduction in oversight of judges and an increase in their remuneration. Lucia's champion gave a speech talking about the need to remove corruption despite the presence of a number of alleged suspects.[3]
On 10 January 2024, Lewandowski accepted president Lula da Silva's invitation to replace outgoing minister Flávio Dino in the Ministry of Justice and Public Security.[4]