Nunes Marques

His Excellency
Nunes Marques
Justice of the Supreme Federal Court
Incumbent
Assumed office
5 November 2020
Nominated byJair Bolsonaro
Preceded byCelso de Mello
Desembargador of the Regional Federal Court of the 1st Region
In office
12 May 2011 – 5 November 2020
Nominated byDilma Rousseff
Preceded byCarlos Mathias
Succeeded byGustavo Soares Amorim
Personal details
BornKássio Nunes Marques
(1972-05-16) 16 May 1972 (age 54)
Teresina, Piauí, Brazil
EducationFederal University of Piauí (LL.B.)
Autonomous University of Lisbon (LL.M.)
University of Salamanca (S.JD.)

Kássio Nunes Marques (born 16 May 1972) is a Brazilian magistrate, currently a Justice at the Supreme Federal Court.

On 1 October 2020, president Jair Bolsonaro confirmed the nomination of Nunes to assume a seat in the Supreme Federal Court, due to the retirement of justice Celso de Mello. Nunes' nomination was confirmed by both Senate Justice Committee and Senate floor on 21 October 2020.

Academic career

Nunes was the first in his family to attend college. After receiving his Bachelor of Laws from the Federal University of Piauí (UFPI), Nunes concluded a specialization in tax law at the Federal University of Ceará (UFCE), as well as Master of Constitutional Law at the Autonomous University of Lisbon. Nunes recently defended his thesis for his doctorate at the University of Salamanca.

Judicial career

In May 2008, Nunes became a judge of the Electoral Regional Court of Piauí (TRE-PI).[citation needed]

On 12 July 2011, Nunes was nominated by president Dilma Rousseff to serve as desembargador of the Federal Regional Court of the 1st Region (TRF-1), due to the "Constitutional Fifth", after the retirement of desembargador Carlos Mathias.[citation needed]

On 30 September 2020, president Jair Bolsonaro told the justices of the Supreme Federal Court of his intention to nominate Nunes to be member of the court, replacing justice Celso de Mello, due to his retirement. His choice was considered, by allies of the president and by the press, as a surprise, given that Nunes wasn't in the lists of potential nominees for the seat. Nunes was classified as "balanced and discreet". At the same time, two members of the high court commented, in a reserved talk with the press, that they were relieved by the nomination, since Nunes wasn't "highly identified with Bolsonaro".

Personal life

Nunes declares himself as a Catholic. He is married to Maria do Socorro Marques, who in 2020 worked as a commissioned employee for the staff of senator Elmano Férrer (PODE-PI), and who, previously, served in the staff of senator Wellington Dias (PT-PI) between 2011 and 2014, his first substitute, Regina Sousa (PT-PI), between 2015 and 2018, and second substitute Zé Santana (MDB-PI) in 2019.

Nunes has a son, Kevin de Carvalho Marques. Kevin's law firm received BRL 281,630.00 between August 2024 and July 2025, paid as legal fees by Consult Intelligence. Consult, which "declared revenues of R$ 25.5 thousand", received R$6.6 million from Banco Master and R$11.3 million from JBS (owned by brothers Joesley and Wesley Batista), which led the Council for the Control of Financial Activities (Coaf) to classify the transactions as "incompatible with the financial capacity" of the company and indicating a possible "non-formal" origin of the amounts. The office of Kevin Marques, who presented himself on the website itself as a lawyer "with one year of experience at the OAB", denied any irregularity in the payment of fees and reported that Kevin Marques never defended cases in the STF, also rejecting "attempts to criminalize the practice of law and to interfere with professional secrecy".

References

  1. ↑ Ferrari, Murilo (30 September 2020). "Quem é Kassio Nunes Marques, indicado para vaga de Celso de Mello no STF". CNN Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  2. ↑ Rodrigues, Mateus; Castilhos, Roniara (1 October 2020). "Bolsonaro anuncia indicação de Kassio Nunes Marques para vaga no Supremo Tribunal Federal". G1. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  3. ↑ Mazui, Guilherme (21 October 2020). "Kassio Marques é aprovado pelo Senado e assumirá vaga no STF". G1 (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  4. ↑ Militão, Eduardo; Amorim, Felipe (21 October 2020). "Senado aprova por 57 a 10 indicação de Kassio Nunes Marques para o STF". UOL (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  5. ↑ "PERFIL -Garantista e de origem humilde, Kassio Nunes deverá ter aprovação tranquila para STF no Senado". Terra (in Brazilian Portuguese).
  6. ↑ "Confira os candidatos à vaga do ministro Ari Pargendler no STJ". Migalhas (in Portuguese). 6 May 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  7. ↑ "Thesis defended 2019-2020, Usal" (PDF). University of Salamanca.
  8. ↑ Magalhães, Vera (30 September 2020). "Bolsonaro comunica ministros que escolheu Kassio Nunes para STF". BR Político (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  9. ↑ "Discreto, católico e garantista, saiba quem é Kassio Nunes, cotado par ao STF". O Tempo (in Portuguese). 1 October 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  10. ↑ de Souza, André (30 September 2020). "Mulher de Kássio Nunes tem cargo no Senado e sempre trabalhou para petistas". Diário do Centro do Mundo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  11. ↑ de Souza, André (30 September 2020). "Mulher de Kássio Nunes está lotada no Senado e já trabalhou para senadores do PT". O Globo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  12. ↑ Alencar, Yasmin (2026-03-22). "Com OAB há apenas 1 ano, filho de Nunes Marques diz ter 500 clientes". Revista Oeste (in Brazilian Portuguese).
  13. ↑ "Master e JBS pagaram consultoria envolvida com filho de Nunes Marques". Gazeta do Povo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2026-03-20.
  14. ↑ "Girão pede suspeição de Nunes Marques em ação sobre CPI do Banco Master". Senado Federal (in Brazilian Portuguese).
  15. ↑ "Master e JBS repassaram R$ 18 milhões a consultoria que pagou filho de Nunes Marques". Estadão (in Brazilian Portuguese).