Carlos Alberto Menezes Direito
Carlos Alberto Menezes Direito (September 8, 1942 – September 1, 2009) was a Brazilian judge who sat on the Supreme Federal Court, the highest court of law in Brazil, from his appointment in 2007 until his death in 2009.[2]
Carlos Alberto Menezes Direito | |
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 Justice Carlos Alberto Menezes Direito in 2007 | |
| Supreme Federal Court Justice | |
| In office September 5, 2007 – September 1, 2009 | |
| Appointed by | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva[1] |
| Preceded by | Sepúlveda Pertence |
| Succeeded by | Dias Toffoli |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 8, 1942 Belém, Brazil |
| Died | September 1, 2009 (aged 66) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Spouse | Wanda Vianna Direito |
| Children | Luciana Maria, Carlos Alberto and Carlos Gustavo |
Direito received his law degree from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro in 1965. He served as a judge on the Superior Court of Justice (STJ) until 2007.[2]
Carlos Alberto Menezes Direito was nominated to the Supreme Federal Court, the highest court in Brazil, by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in 2007.[2] Direito replaced former Supreme Federal Court Justice Sepúlveda Pertence.[2]
Direito was hospitalized in 2009 and underwent surgery to remove a tumor from his pancreas at Hospital Samaritano in Rio de Janeiro.[2] The surgery was reported to be successful.[2] However, he was re-admitted to the Hospital Samaritano's intensive-care unit on Saturday, August 29, 2009, and placed on a ventilator.[2]
Judge Carlos Alberto Menezes Direito died of pancreatic cancer at the Hospital Samaritana in Rio de Janeiro on September 1, 2009, at the age of 66.[2][3] His death created a vacancy on the Supreme Federal Court. The Brazilian flags around the country stayed at half mast for three days following his death.
References
- STF website. (in Portuguese)
- "Morre, aos 66 anos, ministro do STF Carlos Alberto Menezes Direito". Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). 2009-09-01. Retrieved 2009-09-20.
- Carlos Alberto Menezes Direito, 1942 - 2009