National
Supreme Federal Court
- Portuguese: Supremo Tribunal Federal
Governs Brazil
Official website (portal.stf.jus.br) Report a problem with this page
Source: gov.br, checkedWho sits on it
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President of the Supreme Federal Court
Chosen by the Supreme Federal Court from among its members
- Edson Fachin since September 2025
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11 justices of the Supreme Federal Court
Appointed by the President of the Republic
- Alexandre de Moraes since March 2017
- André Mendonça since December 2021
- Cármen Lúcia since June 2006
- Cristiano Zanin since August 2023
- Dias Toffoli since October 2009
- Edson Fachin since June 2015
- Flávio Dino since February 2024
- Gilmar Mendes since June 2002
- Luiz Fux since March 2011
- Nunes Marques since November 2020
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Sources for who sits on it
- President of the Supreme Federal Court planalto.gov.br · checked
- Edson Fachin as President of the Supreme Federal Court dadosabertos.camara.leg.br · checked
- Justice of the Supreme Federal Court planalto.gov.br · checked
- Alexandre de Moraes as Justice of the Supreme Federal Court dadosabertos.camara.leg.br · checked
- André Mendonça as Justice of the Supreme Federal Court dadosabertos.camara.leg.br · checked
- Cármen Lúcia as Justice of the Supreme Federal Court dadosabertos.camara.leg.br · checked
- Cristiano Zanin as Justice of the Supreme Federal Court dadosabertos.camara.leg.br · checked
- Dias Toffoli as Justice of the Supreme Federal Court dadosabertos.camara.leg.br · checked
- Edson Fachin as Justice of the Supreme Federal Court dadosabertos.camara.leg.br · checked
- Flávio Dino as Justice of the Supreme Federal Court dadosabertos.camara.leg.br · checked
- Gilmar Mendes as Justice of the Supreme Federal Court dadosabertos.camara.leg.br · checked
- Luiz Fux as Justice of the Supreme Federal Court dadosabertos.camara.leg.br · checked
- Nunes Marques as Justice of the Supreme Federal Court dadosabertos.camara.leg.br · checked
What it can do
- Guard the Constitution
Constitution of 1988 Art. 102: primarily responsible for safeguarding the Constitution, including direct constitutionality review of laws (Art. 102 I a).
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Sources for what it can do
- Guard the Constitution planalto.gov.br · checked
Sources
- gov.br · checked Presidencia da Republica / Congresso Nacional / STF official sites, read 2026-10-12: structure of the federal state (Constitution of 1988 Arts. 44, 76, 92). For: Supreme Federal Court
- planalto.gov.br · checked Portuguese names from the Constitution of 1988 and official sites (ministry names from Planalto list); office names with official=false are formulaic, read 2026-10-12. For: Supreme Federal Court in Portuguese
- planalto.gov.br · checked Constitution of Brazil 1988, article cited in each power description, read 2026-10-12. For: Guard the Constitution
- planalto.gov.br · checked Constitution of Brazil 1988, Planalto consolidated text, read 2026-10-12: Arts. 28, 40, 45, 46, 57, 76-77, 84, 101. For: President of the Supreme Federal Court, Justice of the Supreme Federal Court
- dadosabertos.camara.leg.br · checked Terms from Camara/Senado open data, Planalto ministers list and (justices, start dates) Wikipedia "Supreme Federal Tribunal" as fallback because portal.stf.jus.br returns HTTP 403; read 2026-10-12. For: Edson Fachin as President of the Supreme Federal Court, Alexandre de Moraes as Justice of the Supreme Federal Court, André Mendonça as Justice of the Supreme Federal Court, Cármen Lúcia as Justice of the Supreme Federal Court, Cristiano Zanin as Justice of the Supreme Federal Court and 6 more
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