Cezar Peluso

Antonio Cezar Peluso (3 September 1942) is a Brazilian jurist. He is a member of the Supreme Federal Tribunal (STF) and, since April 2010, has been the Court's Chief Justice (in Portuguese: Presidente do Supremo Tribunal Federal).

Born in Bragança Paulista, São Paulo, Peluzo is one of the two current members of the Court with a prior career as a judge (beside Luiz Fux). He is known for his collected demeanor and his ample juridical knowledge, even among Brazil's most important jurists. When Peluzo became the President of the STF, analysts such as journalist Elio Gaspari pointed out that his reserved style is a contrast to that of Gilmar Mendes, Peluzo's predecessor, who is regarded as a more outspoken figure.^[1] However, both judges often agree on juridical decisions; they generally stand on the Court's conservative and textualist wing. On December 16, 2010, he stated that the Supreme Court of Brazil would not review the Amnesty Law on the part which grants immunity to prosecution for former torturers of the oppressive military regime that, after the 1964 coup, installed a 20-year-long dictatorship in Brazil.

As the Chief Justice of the Supreme Federal Tribunal, Peluso also heads the National Justice Council.

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