Honored at an event in Salvador on Monday (6), the minister said he was ending his career at (Supreme Court).
The statement was given shortly after, when questioned by the press, to say that he is still evaluating the possibility of leaving the court.
Barroso spoke at an event of the Consepre (Council of Presidents of Courts of Justice), at the Ruy Barbosa Forum, in the Bahian capital.
During his speech, he said that this was a very special moment and joy. “I started my career in the Supreme here [na Bahia]and in a way I’m finishing my career in the Supreme here too, “he said.
“Life is made of many cycles and we should know the time to come in and the time to leave,” added Barroso, who was succeeded by the STF presidency by the minister.
In 2013, when he was nominated by then -President Dilma Rousseff (PT) for the Supreme vacancy, Barroso traveled to Salvador to participate in a congress.
Asked on Monday by journalists about a possible retirement, Barroso also talked about cycles, and said he is “evaluating this in the best way possible.”
After the speech, he told the interlocutors that the speech referred to the presidency of the Supreme, not to his period as minister.
In recent weeks, Barroso has avoided giving predictions when he will retire from the court. In a conversation with journalists on September 26, he said he was not thinking “to leave the Supreme promptly”.
In an interview with SheetHe said that “but it is not a certainty” and that “I have not truly not made that decision.”
“Sometimes I have the feeling of already fulfilling my cycle [no STF]. Sometimes I think I could still do more. I am talking as free as possible, from the bottom of my heart, “he said in the interview.
Barroso left the Supreme after a management that advanced in marijuana, internet and the prison system, but also reinforced old characteristics such as the high income of the judiciary and the proximity to politicians. He presided over the court between 2023 and 2025.
Fachin assumed the presidency of the Supreme Court on the 29th, and has an expected term to last until 2027.
