ADI 3510 (April 29, 2008), is a landmark Brazil Supreme Court case. The minister relator Carlos Ayres Britto voted in favor of embryonic stem cell research (Biosecurity Law).[1]
| ADI 3510 | |
|---|---|
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| Court | Supreme Federal Court |
| Full case name | ADI 3510 (Prosecutor General v. President of the Republic and National Congress) |
| Decided | May 29, 2008 |
| Citation | Supreme Court of Brazil approved stem cell research using excess in vitro fertilized embryos in the country |
| Court membership | |
| Judges sitting | President
Justices |
| Case opinions | |
| Decision by | Britto |
| Concurrence | Mello, Lúcia, Gracie, Barbosa, Mello |
| Dissent | Direito, Lewandowski, Grau, Peluso, Mendes |
| Keywords | |
High Court decision
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Judiciary representation
edit| Supreme Court members | Ministers | Yes | No |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ayres Britto | 1 | 1 | |
| Cármen Lúcia | 1 | 1 | |
| Celso de Mello | 1 | 1 | |
| Cezar Peluso | 1 | 1 | |
| Ellen Gracie | 1 | 1 | |
| Eros Grau | 1 | 1 | |
| Gilmar Mendes | 1 | 1 | |
| Joaquim Barbosa | 1 | 1 | |
| Marco Aurélio Mello | 1 | 1 | |
| Menezes Direito | 1 | 1 | |
| Ricardo Lewandowski | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 11 | 5 | 6 |
Legislative representation
edit| Prosecutor General of the Republic | Prosecutor | Yes | No |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antônio Fernando de Souza | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Executive representation
edit| Attorney General of the Union | Solicitor General | Yes | No |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dias Toffoli | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 |
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Abortion of Anencephalics in Brazil" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2015-11-17. Retrieved 2012-04-24.
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