Ricardo Lewandowski
Ricardo Lewandowski | |
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Lewandowski in 2022 | |
| Minister of Justice and Public Security | |
| Assumed office 1 February 2024 | |
| President | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva |
| Preceded by | Flávio Dino |
| 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 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| 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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Enrique Ricardo Lewandowski (Portuguese pronunciation: [ẽˈʁiki ʁiˈkaʁdu lɛvɐ̃ ˈdɔvski]; born 11 May 1948) is a Brazilian judge and retired justice of the Supreme Federal Court of Brazil. He is the son of a Polish father and Swiss mother, who immigrated to Brazil after the Second World War.
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.
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.