Ricardo Lewandowski
Brazilian judge and politician (born 1948)
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Enrique Ricardo Lewandowski (Portuguese pronunciation: [ẽˈʁiki ʁiˈkaʁdu lɛvɐ̃ ˈdɔvski]; born 11 May 1948) is a Brazilian politician who served as the Minister of Justice under the government of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. He is a former judge and retired justice of the Supreme Federal Court of Brazil.[1]
Ricardo Lewandowski | |
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 Lewandowski in 2011 | |
| Minister of Justice and Public Security | |
| In office 1 February 2024 – 9 January 2026 | |
| President | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva |
| Preceded by | Flávio Dino |
| Succeeded by | Wellington Lima e Silva |
| 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 |
| 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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Career
He is 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 was 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.