Interview with Carlos Velloso, Former Justice of the Supreme Federal Court

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.69881/rcaap.v29i1.55226

Keywords:

entrevista, STF, carlos velloso, ministro

Abstract

Born on January 19, 1936, in Entre Rios de Minas, in the Vertentes region, Carlos Mário da Silva Velloso dreamed of becoming a soccer player and pilot. However, the influence of his father, who was a prosecutor and judge, led him to a remarkable legal career. After graduating from the UFMG Law School (FD-UFMG) in 1963, Velloso passed public exams to become a prosecutor, sectional judge, and trial judge, being appointed a federal judge in Minas Gerais in 1967. Alongside his judicial work, he taught at the law schools of UFMG, UNA, University of Brasília (UnB), and PUC-MG, where he also served as director. In 1978, he was appointed as a minister of the former Federal Court of Appeals (TFR), which, with the 1988 Constitution, was replaced by the STJ (Superior Court of Justice) and the TRFs (Regional Federal Courts). In 1990, he was selected as a minister of the Supreme Federal Court (STF), presiding over the Court between 1999 and 2001. He retired in 2006, upon reaching the age limit (70 years), after more than half a century of public service. He is also a retired full professor from the UnB Law School. Since 2006, he has worked in private practice as a partner at Advocacia Velloso, based in Brasília. In this interview, Velloso shares reflections on his legal career, which established him as one of Brazil's most prominent constitutional law experts.

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Author Biographies

Carlos Mário da Silva Velloso, Universitatea din Craiova (Romênia)

Former Justice of the Supreme Federal Court. Emeritus Professor at the Faculty of Law of the University of Brasília (FD/UnB). Honorary Doctorate from the Universitatea din Craiova (Romania). Bachelor of Law from the Federal University of Minas Gerais.

Otávio Morato de Andrade, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais / Université libre de Bruxelles

Doctoral Candidate in Law (UFMG/Université Libre de Bruxelles). Master of Laws (UFMG) and Postgraduate in Civil Law (PUC-MG). Holds a Bachelor’s degree in Law (UFMG), Business Administration (PUC-MG), and Accounting (PUC-MG). Author of the book Algorithmic Governmentality: Democracy at Risk? (2022). Editor-in-Chief of the Revista do CAAP.

Rodrigo Leonardo Vítor Xavier, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

Undergraduate Law student at the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG). Associate Editor of the CAAP Journal.

References

Reale, Miguel. Teoria Tridimensional do Direito. 5. Ed. São Paulo – Saraiva, 1994.

Rezek, Francisco; Andrade, Otávio Morato de; Duarte, Francis. Entrevista com Francisco Rezek, ex-ministro do Supremo Tribunal Federal. Revista do Caap, v. 28, p. 1-7, 2024.

Published

2024-10-10

How to Cite

Velloso, C. M. da S., Morato de Andrade, O., & Xavier, R. L. V. (2024). Interview with Carlos Velloso, Former Justice of the Supreme Federal Court. CAAP Journal, 29(1), 1–9. https://doi.org/10.69881/rcaap.v29i1.55226

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Entrevista