Luiz Fux

Luiz Fux
Minister of the Supreme Federal Court
Incumbent
Assumed office 3 March 2011
Nominated by	Dilma Rousseff
Preceded by	Eros Grau
Minister of the Superior Court of Justice
In office 29 November 2001 – 3 March 2011
Nominated by	Fernando Henrique Cardoso
Preceded by	Hélio Mosimann
Succeeded by	Marco Aurélio Bellizze
Personal details
Born	26 April 1953 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Spouse(s)	Eliane Fux
Religion	Judaism

Luiz Fux
Teacher(s)	Osvaldo Alves
Rank	7th Degree Coral Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Luiz Fux (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈlwiʃ ˈfuks]) is a Brazilian judge. He was appointed justice minister of the Supreme Federal Court by President Dilma Rousseff and had his nomination approved by the Senate. He is of Romanian Jewish extraction, and the first Jewish Brazilian member of the Court.^[1]

He was a minister of the Superior Court of Justice before assuming his position at the Supreme Federal Court.

In a controversial interview to Brazilian newspaper Folha de S.Paulo in December 2, 2012, justice Fux revealed details of the lobbying effort that preceded his nomination to the Supreme Court by President Dilma Rousseff. Among his requests for political support, he included José Dirceu, the disgraced Chief of Staff of President Lula, still an influential figure in the ruling Workers Party (PT), even after being accused in the Mensalão scandal. In several meetings, they discussed the forthcoming criminal trial to be conducted by the Supreme Court, deciding the fate of those indicted in that corruption scandal. José Dirceu interpreted the content of the conversations as a promise of acquittal by the would-be justice. Once a member of the court, Justice Fux sided with the majority, voting for the condemnation of most of the accused, including José Dirceu himself.^[2]

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Fux has practiced Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu since the age of 26 and is currently a 7th degree black and red belt.^[3][4]

References

1. "Brazil's highest court names first Jewish justice". Jewish Telegraph Agency. February 10, 2011. Retrieved February 10, 2011.
2. "Em campanha para o STF, Luiz Fux procurou José Dirceu" (in Portuguese). Folha de S.Paulo. December 2, 2012. Retrieved 10 December 10, 2012. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
3. Supreme fighter veja.abril.com.br/blog (September 2, 2011)
4. The cry of the black belt minister Graciemag.com/pt (February 10, 2011)