Alexandre de Moraes
Alexandre de Moraes (Brazilian Portuguese: [aleˈʃɐ̃dɾi dʒi moˈɾajs]; born 13 December 1968) is a Brazilian jurist, currently serving as president of the Superior Electoral Court and as a justice of the Supreme Federal Court.
Alexandre de Moraes | |
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Moraes in 2022 | |
| Justice of the Supreme Federal Court | |
| Assumed office 22 March 2017 | |
| Appointed by | Michel Temer |
| Preceded by | Teori Zavascki |
| President of the Superior Electoral Court | |
| Assumed office 16 August 2022 | |
| Vice President | Ricardo Lewandowski |
| Preceded by | Edson Fachin |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 12 May 2016 – 22 February 2017 | |
| President | Michel Temer |
| Preceded by | Eugênio Aragão |
| Succeeded by | José Levi do Amaral (acting) |
| Other judicial positions | |
| 2022 | Vice President of the Superior Electoral Court |
| 2020–present | Effective Justice of the Superior Electoral Court |
| 2017–2020 | Substitute Justice of the Superior Electoral Court |
| 2005–2007 | Counselor of the National Justice Council |
| Other political positions | |
| 2015–2016 | Secretary of Public Security of the State of São Paulo |
| 2007–2010 | Secretary of Transports of the Municipality of São Paulo |
| 2002–2005 | Secretary of Justice of the State of São Paulo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 December 1968 São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Political party | PSDB (2015–2017) |
| Spouse | Viviane Barci de Moraes |
| Alma mater | University of São Paulo (LLB, PhD) |
De Moraes was appointed to the Supreme Court by President Michel Temer in 2017 when serving as Minister of Justice and Public Security. Previously Justice Moraes acted as Secretary for Public Security in the State of São Paulo and had been a member of the Brazilian Public Prosecutor's Office. De Moraes's presidency of Brazil's Superior Electoral Court and certain actions he took during the 2022 Brazilian general election has made him the target of several false conspiracy theories by former President Jair Bolsonaro and his supporters. After the 2023 Brazilian Congress attack, de Moraes ordered several judicial actions to maintain Brazil's democratic rule.