Current attorney general of the Union, Messias was appointed by President Lula and needs to be approved by the CCJ and the Senate plenary to take up the position on the Court
A Senate Constitution and Justice Committee (CCJ) decided to bring forward the interview by Jorge Messiasnominated to the Federal Supreme Court (STF).
Initially scheduled for April 29th, the name analysis was rescheduled for the 28th, the
Current Advocate General of the Union, Messias was nominated by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and must be approved by the CCJ and the Senate plenary to take up the position on the Court. The nomination was formalized last week, although the name had already been announced previously.
At 46 years old, Messias has commanded AGU since the beginning of Lula’s third termin 2023. Attorney of the National Treasury since 2007, he graduated from the Federal University of Pernambuco and has a master’s degree and doctorate from the University of Brasília.
If approved, may remain in the STF until age 75age limit for compulsory retirement.
Previously, Jorge Messias celebrated the definition of the first date for his hearing at the Supreme Court. “I thank the president of the House, senator Davi Alcolumbre, the president of the CCJ, senator Otto Alencar, and the rapporteur of the process, senator Weverton Rocha, for sending and processing the presidential message”, he declared.
At the beginning of the month, senator Weverton Rocha did not risk giving a score of the vote in the Plenary, but assessed that the The climate among colleagues is favorable to the approval of the AGU for the vacancy left by former minister Luis Roberto Barroso, .
Who is Jorge Messias?
O AGU gained notoriety in 2016when the then president Dilma Rousseff said to Lulain a call recorded by the Federal Police (PF), which would send the “Bessiah” to take possession “in case of need”. At the time, Messias was deputy head of Legal Affairs at the Presidency of the Republic and the current head of the Executive was investigated by Operation Lava Jato.
Jorge Rodrigo Araújo Messias, 45 years old, was born in Recife, Pernambuco. Graduated in right from the Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE). Has titles master and doctor in development, society and international cooperation from the University of Brasília (UnB). Since 2007, it is public prosecutor of the National Treasury.
Messiah was also sous chef Analysis and Monitoring of Government Policies of the Civil House, secretary of Regulation and Supervision from the Ministry of Health e legal consultant for the Education and Science, Technology and Innovation departments. The AGU also worked on Attorney General’s Office of the National Treasury and the Attorney General’s Office of the Central Bank.
On January 1, 2023, Messias took over as Attorney General of the Union. Married and father of two children, the AGU is evangelical and attends the Baptist Church. His religion was seen as Lula’s nod to the community.
