José Carlos Moreira Alves (19 April 1933 – 6 October 2023) was a Brazilian academic and magistrate. He served as Prosecutor General of the Republic from 1972 to 1975 and was a Minister of the Supreme Federal Court from 1975 to 2003.[1]
Moreira Alves | |
|---|---|
 Alves in 2012 | |
| Justice of the Supreme Federal Court | |
| In office 20 June 1975 – 20 April 2003 | |
| Nominated by | Ernesto Geisel |
| Preceded by | Osvaldo Trigueiro |
| Succeeded by | Joaquim Barbosa |
| President of the Supreme Federal Court | |
| In office 25 February 1985 – 2 March 1987 | |
| Preceded by | Cordeiro Guerra |
| Succeeded by | Rafael Mayer |
| Prosecutor General of the Republic | |
| In office 18 April 1972 – 18 June 1975 | |
| Nominated by | Emílio Garrastazu Médici |
| Preceded by | Francisco Xavier de Albuquerque |
| Succeeded by | Henrique Fonseca de Araújo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | José Carlos Moreira Alves 19 April 1933 Taubaté, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Died | 6 October 2023 (aged 90) Brasília, Federal District, Brazil |
| Alma mater | Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (LL.B.) |
| Profession | Professor, magistrate |
Alves died in Brasília on 6 October 2023, at the age of 90.[2]
References
edit- ^ "José Carlos Moreira Alves". Supreme Federal Court (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 27 April 2009.
- ^ Alcântara, Manoela (6 October 2023). "Morre Moreira Alves, ministro do STF que declarou a Constituinte em 87". Metrópoles (in Portuguese). Retrieved 6 October 2023.