Luiz Edson Fachin (born 8 February 1958) is a Brazilian jurist and lawyer. On June 16, 2015, he became a justice of the
Supreme Federal Court
The Federal Supreme Court (, , abbreviated STF) is the supreme court (court of last resort) of Brazil, serving primarily as the country's Constitutional Court. It is the highest court of law in Brazil for constitutional issues and its rulings ...
. Before that, he was a professor of civil law of the
Federal University of Paraná
The Federal University of Paraná (, UFPR) is a public university headquartered in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil. UFPR is considered to be one of the oldest universities in Brazil.
UFPR ranks as 37th best university in Latin-America and it is among ...
(UFPR).
See also
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Operation Car Wash
Operation Car Wash (, ) was a landmark anti-corruption probe in Brazil.Kurtenbach, S., & Nolte, D. (2017). Latin America's Fight against Corruption: The End of Impunity. GIGA Focus Lateinamerika, (03). Beginning in March 2014 as the investiga ...
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1958 births
Living people
People from Rio Grande do Sul
Federal University of Paraná alumni
Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo alumni
Supreme Federal Court of Brazil justices
20th-century Brazilian lawyers
21st-century Brazilian judges
Brazilian Roman Catholics