22/06/2022

The Full Bench of the Federal Supreme Court (STF) paid tribute on Wednesday (22) to the 20 years that Justice Gilmar Mendes has been at the Court. The celebrations included speeches, the screening of an excerpt from a documentary produced by TV Justice, and the announcement of an exhibition on the oldest Justice's career, recalling important moments since he took office as Justice on June 20, 2002.

Tradition

It was up to the minister Dias Toffoli to make the traditional tribute speech on behalf of the Court. Toffoli highlighted the academic, legislative, social, and jurisprudential contributions made by the oldest Justice even years before his two decades as a member of the STF. The human and sincere side of Mendes was also remembered by Toffoli, who considers him the greatest constitutionalist of our time in Brazil. A notable judge, with great qualities and a person with exceptional humanistic upbringing, who acts as an "agent for the concretization of human and fundamental rights". Deeply moved, Gilmar Mendes thanked for the tributes

Documentary and exhibition

In the end, Minister Fux pointed out that the tributes to Justice Gilmar Mendes also include a special documentary produced by TV Justice, with testimonials from STF Justices and other authorities, and an exhibition on the trajectory of the Justice in the STF at Espaço Menezes Direito, in the Court.

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