Cezar Peluso

His Excellency Antonio Cezar Peluso
54th Chief Justice of Brazil
Incumbent
Assumed office 23 April 2010
Vice President	Carlos Ayres Britto
Preceded by	Gilmar Mendes
4th President of the National Justice Council
Incumbent
Assumed office 23 April 2010
Preceded by	Gilmar Mendes
Supreme Federal Tribunal justice
Incumbent
Assumed office 25 June 2003
Nominated by	Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Preceded by	Sydney Sanches
Personal details
Born	3 September 1942 (1942-09-03) (age 69) Bragança Paulista, SP
Alma mater	University of São Paulo School of Law Catholic University of Santos

Antonio Cezar Peluso (3 September 1942) is a Brazilian jurist. He is a member of the Supreme Federal Tribunal (STF) and, since April 2010, has been the Court's Chief Justice (in Portuguese: Presidente do Supremo Tribunal Federal).

Born in Bragança Paulista, São Paulo, Peluzo is one of the two current members of the Court with a prior career as a judge (beside Luiz Fux). He is known for his collected demeanor and his ample juridical knowledge, even among Brazil's most important jurists. When Peluzo became the President of the STF, analysts such as journalist Elio Gaspari pointed out that his reserved style is a contrast to that of Gilmar Mendes, Peluzo's predecessor, who is regarded as a more outspoken figure.^[1] However, both judges often agree on juridical decisions; they generally stand on the Court's conservative and textualist wing. On December 16, 2010, he stated that the Supreme Court of Brazil would not review the Amnesty Law on the part which grants immunity to prosecution for former torturers of the oppressive military regime that, after the 1964 coup, installed a 20-year-long dictatorship in Brazil.

As the Chief Justice of the Supreme Federal Tribunal, Peluso also heads the National Justice Council.

Peluso with President Lula da Silva, who appointed him to the Supreme Federal Court in 2003.

References

1. ^ Elio Gaspari's newspaper column - 25 April 2010. Gazeta On Line

Preceded by José Sarney	Brazilian presidential line of succession 4th position	Succeeded by last
Political offices
Preceded by Gilmar Mendes	54th Chief Justice of Brazil 2010–	Succeeded by incumbent
Preceded by Gilmar Mendes	4th President of the National Justice Council 2010–	Succeeded by incumbent

Persondata
Name	Peluso, Cezar
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Date of birth	3 September 1942
Place of birth	Bragança Paulista, SP
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