Paulo Brossard

His Excellency Paulo Brossard
Vice President of the Supreme Federal Court[1]
In office May 13, 1993 [1] – October 24, 1994 [1]
President	Octávio Gallotti
Preceded by	Octávio Gallotti[2]
Succeeded by	Celso de Mello
Minister of the Supreme Federal Court
In office April 5, 1989 [1] – October 24, 1994 [1]
Appointed by	José Sarney [1]
Preceded by	Djaci Falcão [1]
Succeeded by	Maurício Corrêa[3]
President of the Supreme Electoral Court
In office June 4, 1992[4] – May 11, 1993 [4]
Preceded by	Célio Borja[5]
Succeeded by	Sepúlveda Pertence [5]
Minister of Justice
In office February 15, 1986[6] – January 18, 1989
Nominated by	José Sarney [6]
Preceded by	Fernando Lyra[7]
Succeeded by	Oscar Corrêa[8]
Senator for Rio Grande do Sul
In office 1975[9] – 1983
Representative for Rio Grande do Sul
In office 1967 [9] – 1971
Personal details
Born	October 23, 1924 Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Died	April 12, 2015 (aged 90) Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Political party	MDB (current PMDB) [1]
Spouse(s)	Lúcia Alves Brossard de Souza Pinto [10]
Children	Magda Brossard Iolovitch Rita Brossard de Souza Pinto Francisco Brossard de Souza Pinto [1]
Parents	Francisco de Souza Pinto Alila Brossard de Souza Pinto [9]
Alma mater	Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (formerly Law School of Porto Alegre)[1]

Paulo Brossard de Souza Pinto (October 23, 1924 – April 12, 2015) was a Brazilian jurist and politician. Born in Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, he graduated in Law and served several terms as a parliamentarian in his state and in the National Congress as well. He also was a member of the Supreme Federal Court and the Supreme Electoral Court of Brazil.

Brossard was born in 1924 at Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul. He studied Law at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul and specialized itself on constitutional and civil law areas, starting his career as a teacher at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, before his début as a politician.^[1][11] Later than, he was elected as a lawmaker for the State Assembly of Rio Grande do Sul, from there to the National Congress of Brazil, first as a representative and as a senator at last.^[9][11]

He ran for the Vice Presidency of Brazil in the 1978 indirect elections for the MDB ticket (General Euler Bentes as President), during the Brazilian military government. He was defeated by Aureliano Chaves, while João Figueiredo was elected as President of Brazil.

He played an important role on the crisis that arose when President elect Tancredo Neves could not be able to take office in 1985, as the first civilian citizen to bear such position after the 1964 Brazilian coup d'état. Confusion and discrepancies were spreading many different understandings on the Brazilian laws as Neves was unable to take office, at the same time his running mate for vice presidency, José Sarney, was empowered as acting president. He strongly supported Sarney's ability and rightness to exercise the presidential powers, stating "this is the reason why vice presidents exist".^[12] (In the aftermath, Tancredo Neves has died,^[13] never taking the oath, and Sarney completed his tenure).

He died on April 12, 2015 at his home in Porto Alegre, at the age of 90.^[1][10]

References

1. "Nota de pesar pelo falecimento do ministro aposentado Paulo Brossard" [Note of regret on the death of retired justice Paulo Brossard]. Supreme Federal Court website (in Portuguese). April 12, 2015. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
2. "Supremo elege Sanches Presidente" [Supreme Court elects Sanches as Chief Justice]. O Estado de S. Paulo (in Portuguese). May 3, 1991. p. A4. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
3. Mendes, Vannildo (October 26, 1994). "Itamar indica Corrêa para vaga no STF" [Itamar appoints Corrêa for the vacant seat at STF]. O Estado de S. Paulo (in Portuguese). p. A4. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
4. "Presidente do TSE lamenta falecimento do jurista Paulo Brossard" [Supreme Electoral Court president regrets the death of jurist Paulo Brossard]. Supreme Electoral Court website (in Portuguese). April 12, 2015. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
5. "Presidências e todos os ministros por período" [Presidencies and all ministers by terms]. Supreme Electoral Court website (in Portuguese). November 6, 2014. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
6. "Biografia de Paulo Brossard" [Paulo Brossard's Biography] (PDF). Ministry of Justice of Brazil (in Portuguese). Retrieved April 12, 2015.
7. "Relação de Ministros" [List of Ministers]. Ministry of Justice of Brazil (in Portuguese). Retrieved April 12, 2015.
8. "Corrêa promete caçar corruptos" [Corrêa vows to hunt corrupts]. O Estado de S. Paulo (in Portuguese). January 20, 1989. p. 6. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
9. "Biografia de Paulo Brossard" [Paulo Brossard's Biography]. Brazilian Senate website (in Portuguese). Retrieved April 12, 2015.
10. Azevedo, Lucas (April 12, 2015). "Morre o ex-ministro da Justiça e ex-presidente do STF Paulo Brossard (sic)" [Former ministry of Justice and Chief Justice Paulo Brossard dies (sic)]. O Estado de S. Paulo website (in Portuguese). Retrieved April 12, 2015.
11. Lara, Gabriela; Azevedo, Lucas (April 13, 2015). "Jurista e ex-ministro morre aos 90 anos" [Jurist and former minister dies at 90]. O Estado de S. Paulo (in Portuguese). p. A12.
12. "Brossard quer máquina funcionando plenamente" [Brossard wants the government gears full work]. O Estado de S. Paulo (in Portuguese). March 22, 1985. p. 7. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
13. "A morte do homem do Brasil" [The death of the man of Brazil]. O Estado de S. Paulo. April 22, 1985. p. 1. Retrieved April 14, 2015.