Gilmar Mendes

Who is Gilmar Mendes?

Gilmar Ferreira Mendes is a Brazilian Justice of the Supremo Tribunal Federal, since being appointed by then President Fernando Henrique Cardoso in 2002. Mendes was also the Chief Justice for the 2008-2010 term and the Solicitor-General from 2000 to 2002.

Mendes graduated with a bachelor's degree in Law from University of Brasília, received his Masters Degree in Law from the same university, another Masters Degree in Law from University of Münster with the dissertation "Presupposed Admissibility of the Abstract Norm Control in the Federal Constitutional Court" and a PhD in Law from the same university with the thesis "Abstract Norm Control in the Federal Constitutional Court and the Brazilian Supremo Tribunal Federal.

In August, 2012, Gilmar Mendes asked the Brazilian Federal Police to investigate Wikipedia. According to the newspaper O Estado de S. Paulo, he argues that the Portuguese language Wikipedia's article showcasing his biography uses "journalistic sources" which are not adequate for an "informative article". The sources he refers to are from a weekly magazine that gathered denounces of corruption involving Mendes.