Joaquim Barbosa
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from Joaquim Benedito Barbosa Gomes)
| Joaquim Barbosa | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| Justice Joaquim Barbosa | |
| Supreme Federal Tribunal justice | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office January 25, 2003 |
|
| Nominated by | Luís Inácio Lula da Silva |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 7, 1954 Paracatu, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
Joaquim Benedito Barbosa Gomes (Paracatu, Minas Gerais, Brazil) is the only black Supreme Federal Tribunal justice minister in Brazil.
Although many people believe he is the first black justice minister in Brazilian Supreme Court, he is actually the third one. He was preceded by:
- Hermenegildo de Barros (from 1919 to 1937)
- Pedro Lessa (from 1907 to 1921)[1]
