Nelson Jobim

Nelson Jobim
His Excellency; Nelson Jobim
Minister of Defence
	In office; 25 July 2007 – 4 August 2011
President	Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva; Dilma Rousseff
Preceded by	Waldir Pires
Succeeded by	Celso Amorim
Justice of the Supreme Federal Court
	In office; 15 April 1997 – 29 March 2006
Appointed by	Fernando Henrique Cardoso
Preceded by	Francisco Rezek[1]
Succeeded by	Cármen Lúcia[2]
51st President of the Supreme Federal Court
	In office; 3 June 2004[1] – 29 March 2006
Vice President	Ellen Gracie
Preceded by	Maurício Corrêa[3]
Succeeded by	Ellen Gracie[4]
Minister of Justice
	In office; 1 January 1995 – 1 April 1997
President	Fernando Henrique Cardoso
Preceded by	Alexandre Dupeyrat Martins
Succeeded by	Iris Rezende
Federal Deputy for Rio Grande do Sul
	In office; 1 February 1987 – 1 January 1995
Personal details
Born	Nelson Azevedo Jobim; 12 April 1946; Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Political party	MDB
Spouse(s)	Adrienne Nelson de Senna
Children	3
Alma mater	Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Occupation	Chairman of BTG Pactual and in charge of Institutional Relations and Compliance Policies
	Other judicial positions 2004–2006: President, National Justice Council ; 2003–2004: Vice President, Supreme Federal Court ; 2001–2003: President, Superior Electoral Court ; 2001–2001: Vice President, Superior Electoral Court ; 1999–2003: Effective Justice, Superior Electoral Court ; 1997–1999: Substitute Justice, Superior Electoral Court ;

Nelson Azevedo Jobim (born in Santa Maria, RS, April 12, 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 Chairman of the Board of Directors and responsible for Institutional Relations and Compliance Policies at BTG Pactual Bank.[7]

Biography

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

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

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

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 April 7, 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 April 9, 2003.

Presidency of the Supreme Federal Court

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

Ministry of Defense, 2008

Ministry of Defense

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

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, in addition to being responsible for Institutional Relations and Compliance Policies.[22]

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".[23]

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References

STF website. (in Portuguese) Retrieved 12 November 2012.
O Estado de S. Paulo, 11 May 2006, p. A9
O Estado de S. Paulo, 2 May 2004, p. A10.
O Estado de S. Paulo, 3 March 2006, p. A13
"Arquivo". Portal Institucional do Senado Federal (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 February 2020.
"Ministros :: STF - Supremo Tribunal Federal". www.stf.jus.br. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
"BTG Pactual". BTG Pactual (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 February 2020.
"Nelson Jobim: 6 fatos sobre o político que foi de ministro do Supremo a sócio de banco". Nexo Jornal (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 February 2020.
":: Memória Roda Viva - www.rodaviva.fapesp.br ::". www.rodaviva.fapesp.br. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
"ISTOÉ Gente Online". www.terra.com.br. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
"Assalto a filho de Nelson Jobim: ex-funcionários de prédio serão investigados". O Globo (in Portuguese). 28 June 2011. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
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 Portuguese). Retrieved 7 February 2020.
"Veja a biografia de Nelson Jobim". terra.com.br (in Portuguese). Terra Networks Brasil. Retrieved 16 June 2009.
"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.
Goering, Laurie (21 January 1996). "Brazil Indians, Land Developers Battle Decree Could Cut Reserves". Chicago Tribune. p. 15.
"Brazil discussing decriminalizing marijuana". The Daily Courier. 19 March 1995.
"Maurício Corrêa assume o comando do Supremo". Consultor Juridico (in Portuguese). 5 June 2003. Retrieved 17 June 2009.
"Brazil's defence minister fired". BBC News. 25 July 2007. Retrieved 17 June 2009.
"José Alencar decreta três dias de luto oficial por vítimas do Airbus" (in Portuguese). Globo. 2 June 2009. Retrieved 18 June 2009.
"No survivors found in wreckage of Air France jet, official says". CNN. 2 June 2009. Retrieved 18 June 2009.
"Ocean search finds plane debris". BBC. 2 June 2009. Retrieved 18 June 2009.
"Minister Nelson Jobim". www.wilsoncenter.org. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
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 Iris Rezende
Preceded by Waldir Pires	Minister of Defence 2007–2011	Succeeded by Celso Amorim
Legal offices
Preceded by Francisco Rezek	Justice of the Supreme Federal Court 1997–2006	Succeeded by Cármen Lúcia
Preceded by Maurício Corrêa	President of the Superior Electoral Court 2001–2003	Succeeded by Sepúlveda Pertence
Preceded by Maurício Corrêa	President of the Supreme Federal Court 2004–2006	Succeeded by Ellen Gracie

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[STF-1] STF website. (in Portuguese) Retrieved 12 November 2012.

[OESP20060511-2] O Estado de S. Paulo, 11 May 2006, p. A9

[OESP20040502-3] O Estado de S. Paulo, 2 May 2004, p. A10.

[OESP20060316-4] O Estado de S. Paulo, 3 March 2006, p. A13

[5] "Arquivo". Portal Institucional do Senado Federal (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 February 2020.

[:02-6] "Ministros :: STF - Supremo Tribunal Federal". www.stf.jus.br. Retrieved 7 February 2020.

[7] "BTG Pactual". BTG Pactual (in 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 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 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 Portuguese). Retrieved 7 February 2020.

[bio5-13] "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.

[conjur4-17] "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] "Minister Nelson Jobim". www.wilsoncenter.org. Retrieved 7 February 2020.

[23] 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.