The Superior Military Court (Brazilian Portuguese: Superior Tribunal Militar, STM) is a body of Brazil's Military Justice system, composed of fifteen life-tenured justices appointed by the president of the Republic after approval by the Federal Senate. Of the fifteen members, three are selected from among general officers of the Navy, four from among general officers of the Army, and three from among general officers of the Air Force — all on active duty and at the highest rank of their respective careers — while five are civilians.
The civilian ministers are appointed by the president of the Republic from among Brazilian citizens over thirty-five and under seventy years of age. Three must be lawyers of notable legal knowledge and unblemished reputation with more than ten years of effective professional activity, and two are chosen, on a parity basis, from among military judges (auditor judges) of the Military Justice system and members of the Military Public Prosecutor's Office.
The STM has jurisdiction to hear appeals and other legal remedies against decisions issued by first-instance military judges, in accordance with Article 124 of the Federal Constitution. At the state level, a state military justice system may be established, composed in the first instance of judges of law and Councils of Justice, and in the second instance by the respective Court of Justice or by Military Courts of Justice in states whose military forces exceed twenty thousand members, in accordance with Article 125, paragraph 3 of the Federal Constitution.
The current president is Maria Elizabeth Rocha, and the vice-president is Francisco Joseli Parente Camelo, since 12 March 2025. This is the first time the court has been presided over by a woman.
Current members Incumbent president Incumbent vice presidentOrder ofseniorityJusticeInitial date (inauguration)BranchAppointed byLimite date (retirement)Observations1Maria Elizabeth Rocha (born 1960)27 March 2007CivilianLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva29 January 2035President (2014–2015; 2025–2027 term)2Artur Vidigal de Oliveira (born 1960)11 May 2010CivilianLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva6 October 20353José Barroso Filho (born 1967)10 April 2014CivilianDilma Rousseff15 February 20424Francisco Joseli Parente Camelo (born 1953)7 May 2015Air ForceDilma Rousseff25 April 2028Vice-President (2025–2027 term) President (2023–2025)5Péricles Aurélio Lima de Queiroz (born 1955)1 June 2016CivilianDilma Rousseff25 February 20306Carlos Vuyk de Aquino (born 1956)27 November 2018Air ForceMichel Temer8 May 20317Leonardo Puntel (born 1958)2 October 2020NavyJair Bolsonaro27 November 20338Celso Luiz Nazareth (born 1957)2 October 2020NavyJair Bolsonaro7 April 20329Carlos Augusto Amaral Oliveira (born 1960)19 October 2020Air ForceJair Bolsonaro13 May 203510Cláudio Portugal de Viveiros (born 1959)5 August 2021NavyJair Bolsonaro2 February 203411Lourival Carvalho Silva (born 1958)17 August 2022ArmyJair Bolsonaro10 December 203312Guido Amin Naves (born 1962)24 February 2025ArmyLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva8 June 203713Verônica Sterman (born 1984)30 September 2025CivilianLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva22 March 205914Anisio David de Oliveira Junior (born 1963)4 December 2025ArmyLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva27 October 203815Flavio Marcus Lancia Barbosa (born 1964)9 December 2025ArmyLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva28 February 2039
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