Carlos Ayres Britto
Carlos Augusto Ayres de Freitas Britto is a Brazilian jurist and was a Justice of the Supreme Federal Court of Brazil. He has been appointed by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and served from June 25, 2003, to November 16, 2012, when he faced mandatory retirement upon reaching the age of 70.
He has been the chief justice of the Supreme Court of Brazil from April 19, 2012, until his retirement.
Bachelor in Law by the Federal University of Sergipe, institution of which he would become professor, is master and doctor by the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo, being guided in the doctorate by Celso Ribeiro Bastos.
Despite his quite short term as Chief Justice of Brazil, he succeeded to conduct many major cases, as well start the trial of the Criminal Action 470, one of the most complex cases in history to be examined by that Court.
He is currently an occasional contributor to O Estado de S. Paulo, a Brazilian newspaper.
