Rita Cortez elected president of the IAB for the third time
The members of the Instituto dos Advogados Brasileiros (IAB) elected Rita Cortez (pictured) as president of the organization for the 2025-2028 triennium. The lawyer, who has already presided over the House of Montezuma for two terms, between 2018 and 2022, received 481 votes. The figures represent 51.3% of the total valid votes, while his opponent, Carlos Eduardo Machado, received 456 votes (48.7%).
Check out the composition of the elected board:
Rita de Cássia Sant’anna Cortez (president);
Adriana Brasil Guimarães (1st vice-president);
Ana Amelia Menna Barreto de Castro Ferreira (2nd vice-president);
James Walker Neves Corrêa Júnior (3rd vice-president);
Bernardo José Ferreira Gicquel de Deus (general secretary);
Adilson Rodrigues Pires (secretary-director);
Debora Batista Martins (director-secretary);
Miro Teixeira (director-secretary);
Paulo Fernando de Castro (director-secretary);
Leandro Schuch Silveira (financial director);
Marcia Dinis (cultural director);
Paulo Joel Bender Leal (library director);
Soraia da Rosa Mendes (official speaker);
Ana Paula Araújo de Holanda (deputy director);
Edmée da Conceição Ribeiro Cardoso (deputy director);
Ilan Leibel Swartzman (deputy director);
Paulo Fernando Pinheiro Machado (deputy director).
