His Excellency Ayres Britto JD-PhD
Justice of the Supreme Federal Court
In office June 25, 2003 – November 16, 2012
Appointed by	Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Preceded by	Ilmar Galvão
Succeeded by	Luís Roberto Barroso
55th President of the Supreme Federal Court
In office April 19, 2012 – November 16, 2012
Vice President	Joaquim Barbosa
Preceded by	Cezar Peluso
Succeeded by	Joaquim Barbosa
Personal details
Born	(1942-11-18) November 18, 1942 (age 82) Propriá, Sergipe, Brazil
Spouse	Rita de Cássia Pinheiro Reis de Britto[1]
Alma mater	Federal University of Sergipe
Other judicial positions 2012–2012: President, National Justice Council 2010–2012: Vice President, Supreme Federal Court 2010–2012: Vice President, National Justice Council 2008–2010: President, Superior Electoral Court 2006–2010: Effective Justice, Superior Electoral Court 2005–2006: Substitute Justice, Superior Electoral Court

Carlos Augusto Ayres de Freitas Britto (born November 18, 1942, in Propriá, Sergipe) is a Brazilian jurist and was a Justice of the Supreme Federal Court of Brazil. He was appointed by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and served from June 25, 2003, to November 16, 2012, when he faced mandatory retirement upon reaching the age of 70.^[2]

He was the chief justice of the Supreme Court of Brazil from April 19, 2012,^[1] until his retirement.^[2]

Bachelor in Law (1966)by the Federal University of Sergipe, institution of which he would become professor, is master (1982) and doctor (1998) by the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo, being guided in the doctorate by Celso Ribeiro Bastos.

Despite his quite short term as Chief Justice of Brazil, he succeeded to conduct many major cases, as well start the trial of the Criminal Action 470 (popularly nicknamed Mensalão), one of the most complex cases in history to be examined by that Court.^[2]

He is currently an occasional contributor to O Estado de S. Paulo, a Brazilian newspaper.^[3]

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