MINISTER JOAQUIM BARBOSA

As a magistrate, for a few, or figuring as a promoter, for other, restrained or temperamental, nobody denies that Joaquim Barbosa, the last 10 years as Minister, and now as President of the Supreme Court, the largest Court in the country, was largely responsible for the end of the cycle of impunity of the powerful, leading real revolution in the STF and improving the low credibiliade of the judiciary.
The appointment of Babu to the STF was not his legal training, but considered, first and foremost, the commitment to racial diversity.
As a member and President of the Court, prevented the creation of new federal courts, because costly initiative; understand that the focus of attention should be the Justice of the first degree, through which most of the processes and where it is found that the judges work in complete abandonment.
Committed itself to punish corrupt officials and criminals of the PT in the process termed monthly allowance; without their expertise and intransigence, aiming to speed the trial, the Prosecution would be 470 until today in the works or stop in any Office.
Prohibited the convicts of the mensalão were benefited with the work outside, in contested interpretation about the semi-open regime, after compliance with 1/6 of the sentence. Remained intransigent, with incarceration as with most poor prisoners do not receive this benefit.
Opened lawsuit against Rep. Ronaldo Cunha Lima, then Congressman, historic decision, because unusual against the powerful. The Congressman resigned to escape the mandate process, which deserved severe criticism from Barbosa.
Positioned itself against the privileged forum for authorities and in favour of the thesis according to which politicians convicted in first instance could have their applications cancelled.
There are other fairly controversial points in his short career in the Supreme Court, following the example of verbal assaults against colleagues, delivered against journalists and against the lawyers; restriction in these, or the large number of cases paralyzed in his Office. Is the Minister who has greater accumulation of achievements under your rapporteur.  
Left right operators and authorities fight from now on to substantial continuity and necessary changes in the Brazilian Judiciary, because as is cannot and should not be.

                                                      

                                                     Salvador, June/2014.

                                                 Antonio Pessoa Cardoso.

                                                            OAB 3.378.