José de Jesus Filho | |
Birth Date: | 1927 12, df=y |
Birth Place: | Araguari, Brazil |
Death Place: | Brasília, Brazil |
Office: | Minister of Justice (acting) |
Term Start: | 1 April 1998 |
Term End: | 7 April 1998 |
Predecessor: | Iris Rezende |
Successor: | Renan Calheiros |
President: | Fernando Henrique Cardoso |
Office2: | Member of the Superior Court of Justice |
Term Start2: | 9 January 1986 |
Term End2: | 30 June 1997 |
Predecessor2: | position established |
José de Jesus Filho (8 December 1927 – 31 December 2021) was a Brazilian jurist and politician. He served on the Superior Court of Justice from 1986 to 1997[1] and served as acting Minister of Justice for six days in April 1998.[2] He died on 31 December 2021, at the age of 94.[3]