Brazil: Cármen Lúcia replaces Alexandre De Moraes as Chief Justice of the TSE
Lúcia was already the primary girl ever to chair the TSE
Cármen Lúcia will succeed Alexandre De Moraes as Chief Justice of Brazil’s Supreme Electoral Court docket (TSE) as of June 3. This will probably be Lúcia’s second time period on this place. In 2012, she grew to become the primary ever girl to carry this workplace. Her time period will final till 2026. The TSE consists of no less than seven judges, three from the Supreme Federal Court docket (STF), two from the Supreme Court docket (STJ) and two legal professionals.
Additionally on Tuesday, Kassio Nunes Marques was chosen as Deputy Vice-President of the TSE, a place at the moment held by Lúcia since Might of final 12 months, when she took over from Ricardo Lewandowski.
Lúcia is dedicated to upholding the structure and guaranteeing that the electoral justice system works in favor of democracy. Her first job will probably be overseeing the municipal elections on October 6, when over 154 million voters will select their new mayors and metropolis councillors.
After the outcomes of the key poll had been introduced, De Moraes mentioned it will be “a pleasure and an honor” to go the baton to “an exemplary choose, a superb lawyer and an incomparable instructor” below whom “the electoral courtroom will probably be in good palms. .”
Born in Montes Claros, Minas Gerais state, Lúcia studied legislation on the native Pontifical Catholic College (PUC-MG) and a grasp’s diploma in constitutional legislation on the Federal College of Minas Gerais (UFMG). She additionally taught constitutional legislation on the PUC-MG, along with serving as a lawyer and as a prosecutor for Minas Gerais. She was appointed to the Federal Supreme Court docket (STF) in 2006 by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) to exchange Nelson Jobim.
De Moraes’ tenure on the head of the TSE, which dates from August 2022, was marked by the 2022 presidential election, throughout which he fought in opposition to faux information, a subject Lúcia additionally labored on.
Lúcia was the rapporteur within the TSE ruling, which establishes the parameters for using synthetic intelligence in electoral campaigns, requiring the identification of the sort of content material and prohibiting the dissemination of false content material. She additionally held conferences with representatives of main know-how firms, the place she mentioned measures to strengthen the combat in opposition to faux information.
In 2001, Lúcia was appointed Lawyer Common of Minas Gerais by then Governor Itamar Franco, who was the President of Brazil from 1992 to 1994. From 2016 to 2018, she was Chief Justice of the STF and the Nationwide Council of Justice (CNJ).
