Carlos Ayres Britto

Bachelor in Law (1966)by the Federal University of Sergipe, institution of which he would become professor, is master (1982) and doctor (1998) by the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo, being guided in the doctorate by Celso Ribeiro Bastos. Despite his quite short term as Chief Justice of Brazil, he succeeded to conduct many major cases, as well start the trial of the Criminal Action 470 (popularly nicknamed Mensalão), one of the most complex cases in history to be examined by that Court. He is currently an occasional contributor to O Estado de S. Paulo, a Brazilian newspaper.

Carlos Ayres Britto studied at Federal University of Sergipe and Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo. The recorded working language is Portuguese. Employment is recorded with Federal University of Sergipe. Positions recorded include minister of the Supreme Federal Court and president of the Federal Supreme Court of Brazil.

• Honorific Prefix — His Excellency • Name — Ayres Britto • Honorific Suffix — JD-PhD • Office1 — 55th President of the Supreme Federal Court • Term Start1 — April 19, 2012 • Term End1 — November 16, 2012 • Vice President1 — Joaquim Barbosa • Predecessor1 — Cezar Peluso • Successor1 — Joaquim Barbosa • Office — Justice of the Supreme Federal Court • Term Start — June 25, 2003 • Term End — November 16, 2012 • Appointer — Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva • Predecessor — Ilmar Galvão • Successor — Luís Roberto Barroso • Born — 18 November 1942 • Birthplace — Propriá, Sergipe, Brazil • Spouse — Rita de Cássia Pinheiro Reis de Britto • Education — Federal University of Sergipe