{"id":96140,"date":"2025-10-10T17:39:42","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T20:39:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/murray.adv.br\/?p=96140"},"modified":"2025-10-10T17:39:42","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T20:39:42","slug":"jurists-expect-a-younger-replacement-for-justice-barroso","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/murray.adv.br\/en\/jurists-expect-a-younger-replacement-for-justice-barroso\/","title":{"rendered":"Jurists expect a younger replacement for Justice Barroso"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n
\n
\n
Justice\u2019s early retirement gives President Lula another opportunity to appoint an ally to Brazil\u2019s Supreme Court<\/em><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
<\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

10\/10\/2025<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

\n
\n
\n
\n

The three frontrunners to succeed Justice\u00a0Lu\u00eds Roberto Barroso<\/a>\u00a0on Brazil\u2019s Supreme Court\u2014Bruno Dantas, minister at the Federal Court of Accounts (TCU); Attorney General Jorge Messias; and Senator Rodrigo Pacheco (Social Democratic Party, PSD, of Minas Gerais)\u2014are all considered well qualified for the position, according to jurists and lawyers interviewed by\u00a0Valor<\/strong>. Mr. Barroso announced on Thursday (9) that he will leave the court after 12 years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n
\n

Constitutional law professor and attorney L\u00eanio Streck said Mr. Barroso\u2019s retirement opens the way for\u00a0President Lula<\/strong>\u00a0to nominate someone who could remain on the court for roughly two decades. \u201cOne key factor is appointing someone younger, and that\u2019s exactly what Lula will do\u2014I have no doubt. The president will choose a highly aligned, organic candidate,\u201d Mr. Streck said, pointing to Mr. Messias as the favorite.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

According to Mr. Streck, naming either Mr. Pacheco or Mr. Dantas would steer the choice toward a more political discussion, something the government is likely to avoid.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

For Roberto Dias, a professor of law at FGV Direito SP, the ideal profile to replace Mr. Barroso would resemble that of current Chief Justice\u00a0Edson Fachin<\/a>: \u201cA justice who speaks primarily through court opinions, avoids political circles, and reinforces the perception of impartiality at the Supreme Court, especially at a time when the court continues to face fierce criticism.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Mr. Dias noted that while the leading contenders meet constitutional requirements of \u201cimpeccable reputation and distinguished legal expertise,\u201d they are closely tied to politics. He argued that Mr. Lula should instead consider appointing a woman, preferably a Black woman, to promote greater representation on the court.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

\u201cIn the Supreme Court\u2019s composition, people with diverse perspectives are essential to forming more consistent decisions that reflect the diversity and pluralism enshrined in the Federal Constitution,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Criminal law expert and PUC-SP professor Conrado Gontijo agreed that Mr. Messias, Mr. Pacheco, and Mr. Dantas possess undeniable legal credentials, having held important positions throughout their careers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Mr. Gontijo said Mr. Barroso played a central role in key democratic debates during his tenure at the Supreme Court, fulfilling with \u201cabsolute rigor\u201d the constitutional mission entrusted to the court\u2019s justices. During Mr. Barroso\u2019s tenure as chief justice, he added, the court faced enormous and unprecedented challenges, including \u201cserious and unfounded attacks.\u201d \u201cHis unwavering defense of the Constitution and all it represents was vital to preserving Brazil\u2019s institutional framework,\u201d Mr. Gontijo said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Attorney Ant\u00f4nio Carlos de Almeida Castro, known as Kakay, praised Mr. Barroso\u2019s performance as both justice and president of the Supreme Court, as well as his leadership of the Superior Electoral Court (TSE). \u201cThe open confrontation initiated by [then-President] Bolsonaro, who insulted and vilified him, shows that Barroso was on the right side and that he clearly unsettled the far-right faction in power at the time,\u201d Mr. Castro said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Mr. Streck divided Mr. Barroso\u2019s Supreme Court stint into two distinct phases. In the first, the justice supported Car Wash Operation, the now questioned anti-corruption task force, adopting a more \u201cpunitive\u201d stance. In the second, particularly over the past two years, during his presidency, Mr. Barroso became a key defender of democracy as the Supreme Court came under attack from the Bolsonarist movement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Throughout his tenure, Mr. Streck emphasized, Mr. Barroso consistently acted in defense of the Constitution and individual rights. He cast votes advancing social rights for minorities, Indigenous peoples, racial quotas, and same-sex marriage, even while maintaining a more liberal stance on labor reform.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n
\n

\u201cThis duality defined Mr. Barroso\u2019s legacy on the court, as a justice who, while once punitive in criminal matters, will be remembered for his steadfast defense of minorities and fundamental rights,\u201d Mr. Streck concluded.<\/p>\n

*By\u00a0Rafael Rosas\u00a0and\u00a0Jessica Alexandra\u00a0\u2014 Rio de Janeiro<\/p>\n

Source: Valor International<\/p>\n

https:\/\/valorinternational.globo.com\/<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Justice\u2019s early retirement gives President Lula another opportunity to appoint an ally to Brazil\u2019s Supreme Court       10\/10\/2025 The three frontrunners to succeed Justice\u00a0Lu\u00eds Roberto Barroso\u00a0on Brazil\u2019s Supreme Court\u2014Bruno Dantas, minister at the Federal Court of Accounts (TCU); Attorney General Jorge Messias; and Senator Rodrigo Pacheco (Social Democratic Party, PSD, of Minas Gerais)\u2014are […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8106],"tags":[26506],"class_list":["post-96140","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-murray-news","tag-jurists-expect-a-younger-replacement-for-justice-barroso"],"yoast_head":"\nJurists expect a younger replacement for Justice Barroso - Murray Advogados<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/murray.adv.br\/en\/jurists-expect-a-younger-replacement-for-justice-barroso\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Jurists expect a younger replacement for Justice Barroso - Murray Advogados\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Justice\u2019s early retirement gives President Lula another opportunity to appoint an ally to Brazil\u2019s Supreme Court       10\/10\/2025 The three frontrunners to succeed Justice\u00a0Lu\u00eds Roberto Barroso\u00a0on Brazil\u2019s Supreme Court\u2014Bruno Dantas, minister at the Federal Court of Accounts (TCU); Attorney General Jorge Messias; and Senator Rodrigo Pacheco (Social Democratic Party, PSD, of Minas Gerais)\u2014are […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/murray.adv.br\/en\/jurists-expect-a-younger-replacement-for-justice-barroso\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Murray Advogados\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-10-10T20:39:42+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Gelcy Bueno\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Gelcy Bueno\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/murray.adv.br\/en\/jurists-expect-a-younger-replacement-for-justice-barroso\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/murray.adv.br\/en\/jurists-expect-a-younger-replacement-for-justice-barroso\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Gelcy Bueno\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/murray.adv.br\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/dd0d0bea46c2436124555d18c1a0d52e\"},\"headline\":\"Jurists expect a younger replacement for Justice Barroso\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-10-10T20:39:42+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/murray.adv.br\/en\/jurists-expect-a-younger-replacement-for-justice-barroso\/\"},\"wordCount\":664,\"keywords\":[\"Jurists expect a younger replacement for Justice Barroso\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Murray News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/murray.adv.br\/en\/jurists-expect-a-younger-replacement-for-justice-barroso\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/murray.adv.br\/en\/jurists-expect-a-younger-replacement-for-justice-barroso\/\",\"name\":\"Jurists expect a younger replacement for Justice Barroso - Murray Advogados\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/murray.adv.br\/en\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2025-10-10T20:39:42+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/murray.adv.br\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/dd0d0bea46c2436124555d18c1a0d52e\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/murray.adv.br\/en\/jurists-expect-a-younger-replacement-for-justice-barroso\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/murray.adv.br\/en\/jurists-expect-a-younger-replacement-for-justice-barroso\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/murray.adv.br\/en\/jurists-expect-a-younger-replacement-for-justice-barroso\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"In\u00edcio\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/murray.adv.br\/en\/home\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Jurists expect a younger replacement for Justice Barroso\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/murray.adv.br\/en\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/murray.adv.br\/en\/\",\"name\":\"Murray Advogados\",\"description\":\"PLG International Lawyers\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/murray.adv.br\/en\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/murray.adv.br\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/dd0d0bea46c2436124555d18c1a0d52e\",\"name\":\"Gelcy Bueno\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/murray.adv.br\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1ef2acfe966d6deacdeccd2a24ea89192c41fd05fc60e57b79021358a47f5641?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1ef2acfe966d6deacdeccd2a24ea89192c41fd05fc60e57b79021358a47f5641?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Gelcy Bueno\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/murray.adv.br\/en\/author\/news\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Jurists expect a younger replacement for Justice Barroso - Murray Advogados","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/murray.adv.br\/en\/jurists-expect-a-younger-replacement-for-justice-barroso\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Jurists expect a younger replacement for Justice Barroso - Murray Advogados","og_description":"Justice\u2019s early retirement gives President Lula another opportunity to appoint an ally to Brazil\u2019s Supreme Court       10\/10\/2025 The three frontrunners to succeed Justice\u00a0Lu\u00eds Roberto Barroso\u00a0on Brazil\u2019s Supreme Court\u2014Bruno Dantas, minister at the Federal Court of Accounts (TCU); Attorney General Jorge Messias; and Senator Rodrigo Pacheco (Social Democratic Party, PSD, of Minas Gerais)\u2014are […]","og_url":"https:\/\/murray.adv.br\/en\/jurists-expect-a-younger-replacement-for-justice-barroso\/","og_site_name":"Murray Advogados","article_published_time":"2025-10-10T20:39:42+00:00","author":"Gelcy Bueno","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Gelcy Bueno","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/murray.adv.br\/en\/jurists-expect-a-younger-replacement-for-justice-barroso\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/murray.adv.br\/en\/jurists-expect-a-younger-replacement-for-justice-barroso\/"},"author":{"name":"Gelcy Bueno","@id":"https:\/\/murray.adv.br\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/dd0d0bea46c2436124555d18c1a0d52e"},"headline":"Jurists expect a younger replacement for Justice Barroso","datePublished":"2025-10-10T20:39:42+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/murray.adv.br\/en\/jurists-expect-a-younger-replacement-for-justice-barroso\/"},"wordCount":664,"keywords":["Jurists expect a younger replacement for Justice Barroso"],"articleSection":["Murray News"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/murray.adv.br\/en\/jurists-expect-a-younger-replacement-for-justice-barroso\/","url":"https:\/\/murray.adv.br\/en\/jurists-expect-a-younger-replacement-for-justice-barroso\/","name":"Jurists expect a younger replacement for Justice Barroso - Murray Advogados","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/murray.adv.br\/en\/#website"},"datePublished":"2025-10-10T20:39:42+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/murray.adv.br\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/dd0d0bea46c2436124555d18c1a0d52e"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/murray.adv.br\/en\/jurists-expect-a-younger-replacement-for-justice-barroso\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/murray.adv.br\/en\/jurists-expect-a-younger-replacement-for-justice-barroso\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/murray.adv.br\/en\/jurists-expect-a-younger-replacement-for-justice-barroso\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"In\u00edcio","item":"https:\/\/murray.adv.br\/en\/home\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Jurists expect a younger replacement for Justice Barroso"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/murray.adv.br\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/murray.adv.br\/en\/","name":"Murray Advogados","description":"PLG International Lawyers","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/murray.adv.br\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/murray.adv.br\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/dd0d0bea46c2436124555d18c1a0d52e","name":"Gelcy Bueno","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/murray.adv.br\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1ef2acfe966d6deacdeccd2a24ea89192c41fd05fc60e57b79021358a47f5641?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1ef2acfe966d6deacdeccd2a24ea89192c41fd05fc60e57b79021358a47f5641?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Gelcy Bueno"},"url":"https:\/\/murray.adv.br\/en\/author\/news\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/murray.adv.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96140","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/murray.adv.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/murray.adv.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/murray.adv.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/murray.adv.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=96140"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/murray.adv.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96140\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":96142,"href":"https:\/\/murray.adv.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96140\/revisions\/96142"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/murray.adv.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=96140"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/murray.adv.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=96140"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/murray.adv.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=96140"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}