Ricardo Lewandowski

Ricardo Lewandowski
Ricardo Lewandowski
	Lewandowski in 2022
Minister of Justice and Public Security
	Incumbent
	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 (age 76); 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 2014–2016: President, National Justice Council ; 2012–2014: Vice President, Supreme Federal Court ; 2012–2014: Vice President, National Justice Council ; 2010–2012: President, Superior Electoral Court ; 2009–2010: Vice President, Superior Electoral Court ; 2008–2012: Effective Justice, Superior Electoral Court ; 2006–2008: Substitute Justice, Superior Electoral Court ;

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 presided over the impeachment trial of president Dilma Rousseff, and controversially separated the cassation of her term from the cassation of her political rights. Two votes, then, occurred, and, upon losing her mandate, she maintained her political rights. Vice President Michel Temer succeeded her.^{[citation needed]}

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]

Publications

Proteção dos Direitos Humanos na Ordem Interna e Internacional. Rio de Janeiro: Forense, 1984.
Pressupostos Materiais e Formais da Intervenção Federal no Brasil. São Paulo: Ed. Revista dos Tribunais, 1994.
Direito Comunitário e Jurisdição Supranacional: o papel do juiz no processo de integração regional (ed.). São Paulo: Ed. Juarez de Oliveira, 2000.
Globalização, Regionalização e Soberania. São Paulo: Juarez de Oliveira, 2004.
A influência de Dalmo Dallari nas decisões dos tribunais (ed.). São Paulo: Saraiva, 2011.

References

^ President Lula of Brazil appointed H.E. Enrique Ricardo Lewandowski to be the newest Justice of the "Supremo Tribunal Federal," Brazil's top court. Fletcher News. Spring 2006, p.22.
^ "Lewandowski: o que o presidente do STF tem a ver com o atacante polonês". UOL Esporte (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2016-06-21. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
^ Cármen Lúcia becomes the second woman ahead of the Supreme Court and says that the Brazilian people is not satisfied with the Justice System, 13 September 2016, Plus 55, Retrieved 18 September 2016
^ Duailibi, Julia (10 January 2024). "Lewandowski aceita convite e será o novo ministro da Justiça". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 11 January 2024.

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Biography (in Portuguese)

Legal offices
Preceded by Carlos Velloso	Justice of the Supreme Federal Court 2006–2023	Succeeded by Cristiano Zanin
Preceded by Ayres Britto	President of the Superior Electoral Court 2010–2012	Succeeded by Cármen Lúcia
Preceded by Joaquim Barbosa	President of the Supreme Federal Court 2014–2016	Succeeded by Cármen Lúcia
Political offices
Preceded by Flávio Dino	Minister of Justice and Public Security 2024–present	Incumbent