President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva appointed this Thursday (20) the attorney general of the Union, Jorge Messias, to fill a vacancy as minister of the Federal Supreme Court (STF). The information was confirmed by Palácio do Planalto.
He was nominated for the seat of minister Luís Roberto Barrosowhich announced retirement advance notice of the Court and left the court last month. Messias is 45 years old and will be able to remain in the Supreme Court for the next 30 years, when he will turn 75, the age for compulsory retirement.
To take office, Messiah must go through a hearing in the Constitution and Justice Committee (CCJ) of the Senate and having the name approved in a vote in the collegiate body and in the plenary of the House. The hearing date has yet to be defined.
Jorge Messias has been in charge of AGU since January 1, 2023, the beginning of Lula’s third term.
Born in Recife, the future minister has been a public prosecutor at the National Treasury since 2007. He has a degree in law from the Faculty of Law of Recife (UFPE) and holds a master’s and doctorate from the University of Brasília (UnB).
During President Dilma Rousseff’s government, Messias was deputy head of Legal Affairs for the Presidency of the Republic. The sector is responsible for directly advising the president.
