Court has 11 ministers and mandatory retirement at age 75; Barroso, 67, announced early departure
The decision by Minister Luís Roberto Barroso, 67 years old, from (STF) opened space for a new appointment by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) and reignited the debate about the pace of renewal in the country’s highest Court.
With Barroso’s departure, Lula will make his fourth appointment to the STF, increasing the political weight of the current government in the composition of the court, made up of 11 ministers with a lifetime mandate, but subject to compulsory retirement at age 75.
According to the rules, only native Brazilians, aged between 35 and 65 years old, with renowned legal knowledge and an unblemished reputation, can be nominated for the Supreme Court. After being chosen by the president, the name needs to be examined by the Constitution and Justice Commission (CCJ) and approved by the Senate plenary.
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See below when each STF minister will turn 75, the maximum period of stay at the Court:
• Luiz Fux – April 2028 (nominated by Dilma Rousseff in 2011)
• Carmen Lucia – April 2029 (nominated by Lula in 2006)
• Gilmar Mendes – December 2030 (nominated by Fernando Henrique Cardoso in 2002)
• Edson Fachin – February 2033 (nominated by Dilma Rousseff in 2015)
• Toffoli Days – November 2042 (appointed by Lula in 2009)
• Alexandre de Moraes – December 2043 (nominated by Michel Temer in 2017)
• Flávio Dino – April 2043 (appointed by Lula in 2023)
• Nunes Brands – May 2047 (appointed by Jair Bolsonaro in 2020)
• André Mendonça – December 2047 (appointed by Jair Bolsonaro in 2021)
• Cristiano zanin – November 2050 (appointed by Lula in 2023)
