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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Azevedo and the second or paternal family name is Jobim.
His Excellency
Nelson Jobim
Minister of Defence
In office
25 July 2007 – 4 August 2011
PresidentLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Dilma Rousseff
Preceded byWaldir Pires
Succeeded byCelso Amorim
Minister of the Supreme Federal Court
In office
15 April 1997 – 29 March 2006
Appointed byFernando Henrique Cardoso
Preceded byFrancisco Rezek[1]
Succeeded byCármen Lúcia[2]
51st President of the Supreme Federal Court
In office
3 June 2004[1] – 29 March 2006
Vice PresidentEllen Gracie
Preceded byMaurício Corrêa[3]
Succeeded byEllen Gracie[4]
Minister of Justice
In office
1 January 1995 – 1 April 1997
PresidentFernando Henrique Cardoso
Preceded byAlexandre Dupeyrat Martins
Succeeded byIris Rezende
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
1 February 1987 – 1 January 1995
ConstituencyRio Grande do Sul
Personal details
Born
Nelson Azevedo Jobim

(1946-04-12) 12 April 1946 (age 77)
Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Political partyMDB
SpouseAdrienne Nelson de Senna
Children3
Alma materFederal University of Rio Grande do Sul
OccupationPartner of BTG Pactual and in charge of Institutional Relations and Compliance Policies
Other judicial positions

Nelson Azevedo Jobim (born in Santa Maria, RS, 12 April 1946) is a Brazilian jurist, politician and businessman. He held the positions as congressman,[5] Minister of Justice, Minister of Defense, Minister of the Supreme Federal Court (STF),[6] where he was also president between 2004 and 2006. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors and responsible for Institutional Relations and Compliance Policies at BTG Pactual Bank.[7]

Biography[edit]

Jobim was born in Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, he is a distant relative of the musician Tom Jobim, having in common the same great-great-great-uncle, José Martins da Cruz Jobim.[8] He is the son of the lawyer and former state deputy of Rio Grande do Sul Hélvio Jobim and Nami Azevedo Jobim. He has two brothers, Walter Jobim Neto and Hélvio Jobim Filho. His paternal grandfather, lawyer Walter Só Jobim, has been active in politics in Rio Grande do Sul since the 1920s and, in 1947, he was governor of the state.[9] He was married to Edmea Kruel Jobim, with whom he had three children. Later, he married Adrienne Nelson de Senna.[10][11][12]

He attended the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul in Porto Alegre from 1964 to 1968, and graduated with a bachelor's degree in Social and Legal Sciences.[13] He taught philosophy of law and procedural law at the Universidade Federal de Santa Maria.[14]

Law and teaching career[edit]

After graduation, he began practicing as a lawyer. He was chairman of the sub-section of the Order of Attorneys of Brazil in Santa Maria from 1977 to 1978, and was vice president of the Rio Grande do Sul section of the Brazilian Bar Association from 1985 to 1986. He was also a member of the Office of Lawyers of Rio Grande do Sul and the Institute of Brazilian Lawyers, based in Rio de Janeiro.[13]

Jobim served as an Adjunct Professor of the Department of Law for the Universidade Federal de Santa Maria from 1980 to 1986.[13] In 2013 he was nominated director of the Center for Technology & Society at Fundação Getulio Vargas. Jobim also is Adjunct Professor of the Department of Law of the Universidade de Brasília in the early 1990s.[6]

Political career[edit]

Jobim served in Chamber of Deputies, from 1987 to 1995.[13] During this time, he became the leader of the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB) and chaired the Commission on Constitution and Justice and the Editorial Board of Deputies in 1989.[13]

He served as Minister of Justice, from 1 January 1995 to 7 April 1997, under the government of President Fernando Henrique Cardoso. Jobim lobbied for the decriminalization of the use of marijuana, saying: "The drug user must be helped and not persecuted as a criminal; and also was responsible for the demarcation of Indian lands.[15][16]

Supreme Court nomination[edit]

He was nominated to join the Supreme Federal Court in February 1997. After, he was appointed to the post of Minister of the Federal Supreme Court, on 7 April 1997, and took office on the 15th, filling the vacancy caused by the retirement of Francisco Rezek.[17] During his time as Supreme Court Justice, Jobim chaired the elections of October 2002; and was elected Vice-President of the Supreme Court, on 9 April 2003.

Presidency of the Supreme Federal Court[edit]

He was elected to Presidency of the Supreme Court on 19 May 2004, and assumed on 3 June 2004. He voluntarily retired from the Court shortly before the end of his term, on 6 March 2006.[17]

Ministry of Defense, 2008

Ministry of Defense[edit]

He was the Defense Minister of Brazil from July 2007 until August 2011. President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva appointed him to the position after the aviation crisis of 2006–2007.[18] In 2009, after the flight disappearance Air France Flight 447, Jobim worked with French Government to rescue the casualties.[19][20][21]

BTG Pactual[edit]

Since July 2016, he is a member of the Board of Directors of BTG Pactual bank. In April 2018, he became president of the bank's Board of Directors, remaining as Chairman until April 2022, when he was replaced by André Esteves.[22] Jobim continued to be part of the Board of Directors in addition to being responsible for Institutional Relations and Compliance Policies.[23][24]

Persio Arida announced the join of former Minister Jobim and stated: "The arrival of ex-Minister Nelson Jobim is another important step towards improving management standards and practices at BTG Pactual. His outstanding track record, experience and knowledge will help to further enhance the Bank's governance".[25]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b STF website. (in Portuguese) Retrieved 12 November 2012.
  2. ^ O Estado de S. Paulo, 11 May 2006, p. A9
  3. ^ O Estado de S. Paulo, 2 May 2004, p. A10.
  4. ^ O Estado de S. Paulo, 3 March 2006, p. A13
  5. ^ "Arquivo". Portal Institucional do Senado Federal (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Ministros :: STF - Supremo Tribunal Federal". www.stf.jus.br. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  7. ^ "BTG Pactual". BTG Pactual (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  8. ^ "Nelson Jobim: 6 fatos sobre o político que foi de ministro do Supremo a sócio de banco". Nexo Jornal (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  9. ^ ":: Memória Roda Viva - www.rodaviva.fapesp.br ::". www.rodaviva.fapesp.br. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  10. ^ "ISTOÉ Gente Online". www.terra.com.br. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  11. ^ "Assalto a filho de Nelson Jobim: ex-funcionários de prédio serão investigados". O Globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 28 June 2011. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  12. ^ Brasil, CPDOC-Centro de Pesquisa e Documentação História Contemporânea do. "Nelson Azevedo Jobim". CPDOC - Centro de Pesquisa e Documentação de História Contemporânea do Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  13. ^ a b c d e "Veja a biografia de Nelson Jobim". terra.com.br (in Portuguese). Terra Networks Brasil. Retrieved 16 June 2009.
  14. ^ "President of the STF will be honored in Aracaju". Infonet (in Portuguese). 12 November 2005. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2009.
  15. ^ Goering, Laurie (21 January 1996). "Brazil Indians, Land Developers Battle Decree Could Cut Reserves". Chicago Tribune. p. 15.
  16. ^ "Brazil discussing decriminalizing marijuana". The Daily Courier. 19 March 1995.
  17. ^ a b "Maurício Corrêa assume o comando do Supremo". Consultor Juridico (in Portuguese). 5 June 2003. Retrieved 17 June 2009.
  18. ^ "Brazil's defence minister fired". BBC News. 25 July 2007. Retrieved 17 June 2009.
  19. ^ "José Alencar decreta três dias de luto oficial por vítimas do Airbus" (in Portuguese). Globo. 2 June 2009. Retrieved 18 June 2009.
  20. ^ "No survivors found in wreckage of Air France jet, official says". CNN. 2 June 2009. Retrieved 18 June 2009.
  21. ^ "Ocean search finds plane debris". BBC. 2 June 2009. Retrieved 18 June 2009.
  22. ^ "BTG Pactual shareholders approve founder Esteves to return as chairman". Reuters. 29 April 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  23. ^ "Minister Nelson Jobim". www.wilsoncenter.org. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  24. ^ "UPDATE 2-BTG Pactual founder Esteves seeks to return as chairman". Reuters. 16 February 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  25. ^ BTG Pactual, Bank (26 July 2016). "BTG Pactual announces ex-Minister Nelson Jobim as partner and member of its Board of Directors, in charge of Institutional Relations and Compliance Policies" (PDF). BTG Pactual.
Political offices
Preceded by
Alexandre Dupeyrat Martins
 Minister of Justice
1995–1997 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of Defence
2007–2011 		Succeeded by
Legal offices
Preceded by Justice of the Supreme Federal Court
1997–2006 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Maurício Corrêa
 President of the Superior Electoral Court
2001–2003 		Succeeded by
Sepúlveda Pertence
President of the Supreme Federal Court
2004–2006 		Succeeded by
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