Supreme Federal Court

Supreme Federal Court
Supreme Federal Court
Supremo Tribunal Federal
	The Supreme Federal Court building at the Praça dos Três Poderes (Three Powers Plaza)
Established	1808
Country	Brazil
Location	Brasília
Composition method	Presidential nomination with Senate confirmation
Authorized by	Constitution of Brazil
Judge term length	Until aged 75
Number of positions	11
Website	Official website
President
Currently	Luiz Fux
Since	September 10, 2020

The Supreme Federal Court (Portuguese: Supremo Tribunal Federal, [suˈpɾẽmu tɾibuˈnaw fedeˈɾaw], abbreviated STF) is the supreme court (court of last resort) of Brazil, serving primarily as the Constitutional Court of the country.

It is the highest court of law in Brazil.

On 8 January 2023, supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro stormed and invaded the Praça dos Três Poderes in Brasília, taking over the offices of the Supreme Federal Court, National Congress of Brazil and the Palácio do Planalto. The event was seen as an attempted coup d'état to overturn the election results of the 2022 general election.

Current Justices

Former president Incumbent president Incumbent vice president
Order of seniority	Justice^[M]	Born (date and state)	Appointed by	Senate confirmation vote	Age at inauguration	Initial date (inauguration)	Limit date (retirement)	Main previous functions
1	Gilmar Mendes	30 December 1955 in Mato Grosso	Cardoso	57–15	46	20 June 2002	30 December 2030	Prosecutor of the Republic (1985–1988), deputy chief for Legal Issues of the Chief of Staff (1996–2000), Attorney General of the Union (2000–2002)
2	Cármen Lúcia	19 April 1954 in Minas Gerais	Lula	55–1	52	21 June 2006	19 April 2029	Attorney of the State of Minas Gerais (1983–2006)
3	Dias Toffoli	15 November 1967 in São Paulo	Lula	58–9	41	23 October 2009	15 November 2042	Lawyer (1991–2009), deputy chief for Legal Issues of the Chief of Staff (2003–2005), Attorney General of the Union (2007–2009)
4	Luiz Fux	26 April 1953 in Rio de Janeiro	Rousseff	68–2	57	3 March 2011	26 April 2028	Prosecutor of the Public Prosecutor's Office of Rio de Janeiro (1979–1982), judge of the state of Rio de Janeiro (1983–1997), apellate judge of the Court of Justice of Rio de Janeiro (1997–2001), justice of the Superior Court of Justice (2001–2011)
5	Edson Fachin	8 February 1958 in Rio Grande do Sul	Rousseff	52–27	57	16 June 2015	8 February 2033	Lawyer (1980–2015), Attorney of the State of Paraná (1990–2006)
6	Alexandre de Moraes	13 December 1968 in São Paulo	Temer	55–13	48	22 March 2017	13 December 2043	Prosecutor of the Public Prosecutor's Office of the state of São Paulo (1991–2002), lawyer (2010–2014), minister of Justice and Public Security (2016–2017)
7	Nunes Marques	16 May 1972 in Piauí	Bolsonaro	57–10	48	5 November 2020	16 May 2047	Apellate judge of the Regional Federal Court of the 1st Region (2011–2020)
8	André Mendonça	27 December 1972 in São Paulo	Bolsonaro	47–32	48	16 December 2021	27 December 2047	Attorney General of the Union (2019–2021), Minister of Justice and Public Security (2020)
9	Cristiano Zanin	15 November 1975 in São Paulo	Lula	58–18	47	3 August 2023	15 November 2050	Lawyer (2000–2023)
10	Flávio Dino	30 April 1968 in Maranhão	Lula	47–31	55	22 February 2024	30 April 2043	Minister of Justice and Public Security (2023–2024), Governor of Maranhão (2015–2022), Senator for Maranhão (2023), federal judge (1996–2006)
11	(vacant)