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In 2020, Marco Aurélio Mello released Brazilian drug warlord André do Rap. The decision was reversed just a few hours later by the President of the Brazilian Supreme Court who ordered that the drug warlord be put back in jail, but by then he had become a fugitive.<ref>https://oglobo.globo.com/brasil/fux-nao-superior-aos-demais-quis-jogar-para-turba-diz-marco-aurelio-sobre-prisao-de-traficante-1-24687876 |
In 2020, Marco Aurélio Mello released Brazilian drug warlord André do Rap. The decision was reversed just a few hours later by the President of the Brazilian Supreme Court who ordered that the drug warlord be put back in jail, but by then he had become a fugitive.<ref>https://oglobo.globo.com/brasil/fux-nao-superior-aos-demais-quis-jogar-para-turba-diz-marco-aurelio-sobre-prisao-de-traficante-1-24687876 O Globo</ref> |
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Marco Aurélio retired from the STF on 9 July 2021.<ref name="Term end"/> |
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Marco Aurélio Mello
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Justice Marco Aurélio Mello
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| Justice of the Supreme Federal Court | |
| In office 13 June 1990[1] – 9 July 2021[2] | |
| Nominated by | Fernando Collor de Mello |
| Preceded by | Carlos Madeira[3] |
| Succeeded by | André Mendonça |
| 49th President of the Supreme Federal Court | |
| In office 27 May 2001 – 5 June 2003 | |
| Vice President | Maurício Corrêa |
| Preceded by | Carlos Velloso |
| Succeeded by | Maurício Corrêa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1946-07-12) 12 July 1946 (age 77) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Spouse | Sandra De Santis Mendes[3] |
| Alma mater | Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) |
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Marco Aurélio Mendes de Farias Mello (born 12 July 1946, Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian former justice of the Supreme Federal CourtofBrazil, appointed to the position by his cousin, former President of Brazil Fernando Collor de Mello.
In a controversial decision in October 2012, Marco Aurélio Mello released from jail Luiz André Ferreira da Silva, a politician of the city of Rio de Janeiro who had been arrested for involvement with the Milícia Mafia in Rio de Janeiro. [4]
In 2020, Marco Aurélio Mello released Brazilian drug warlord André do Rap. The decision was reversed just a few hours later by the President of the Brazilian Supreme Court who ordered that the drug warlord be put back in jail, but by then he had become a fugitive.[5]
Marco Aurélio retired from the STF on 9 July 2021.[2]
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| Preceded by | Justice of the Superior Labour Court 1981–1990 |
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| Preceded by | Justice of the Supreme Federal Court 1990–2021 |
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| Preceded by | President of the Supreme Federal Court 2001–2003 |
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