Barbosa releases agenda to justify per diem expenses.

The Brazilian Supreme Court website published the complete agenda of Minister Joaquim Barbosa for his trip to Europe, for which he will receive 11 daily allowances (more than R$ 14) for two lectures – one of them lasting only 30 minutes; the note states that "the president of the Supreme Federal Court (STF), who would officially be on vacation until the end of January, will interrupt his rest period to attend invitations" from two educational institutions; the meetings, without great relevance, seem to have been publicized only to silence criticism.

January 16, 2014, 23:14 AMUpdated July 11, 2018, 09:11 pm

The Brazilian Supreme Court website published the full agenda of Justice Joaquim Barbosa for his trip to Europe, for which he will receive 11 daily allowances (more than R$ 14) for two lectures – one of them lasting only 30 minutes; the note states that "the president of the Supreme Federal Court (STF), who would officially be on vacation until the end of January, will interrupt his rest period to attend invitations" from two educational institutions; the meetings, without great relevance, seem to have been publicized only to silence criticism (Photo: Valter Lima).

247 - After disclosure While acknowledging he would receive over R$ 14 for 11 days' worth of expenses, paid by the Supreme Federal Court, for two days of lectures in Europe (one of which lasted only 30 minutes), the Court's president, Minister Joaquim Barbosa, released the complete agenda for the trip, with meetings that appear to have been arranged to justify the additional payments.

Below is text published on the STF website:

The President of the Supreme Federal Court participates in conferences in Paris and London.

The president of the Supreme Federal Court (STF), Minister Joaquim Barbosa, who was officially on vacation until the end of January, will interrupt his rest period to accept invitations extended to him several months ago by the University of Paris-Sorbonne, the president of the Constitutional Council of France, and King's College London.

Minister Joaquim Barbosa will represent the Court at colloquiums and conferences at the two aforementioned institutions – of indisputable academic prestige. In addition to these commitments, between January 20 and 30, 2014, the president will also visit and reciprocate visits to authorities in both countries.

In all meetings, the president will address topics related to the functioning of Brazilian institutions, especially the Supreme Federal Court. Airfare will be paid by the universities that extended the invitations.

The invitation to give a lecture in Paris was extended by Professor Dominique Rousseau of the Sorbonne. King's College extended an invitation upon learning of the president's trip to Europe. The scheduling of these two engagements also led to other invitations for meetings and encounters. The official travel agenda follows below.

Work agenda of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Federal Court in Paris and London, in January 2014.

PARIS

January 22 (Wednesday) – Meeting with the President of the Constitutional Council of France, Jean-Louis Debré, and dinner with the President of the Conseil d'État, French judicial authorities, and French scholars and university professors.

Constitutional Council
2, rue de Montpensier – 75001 - Paris

January 23 (Thursday) – Meeting with the French Minister of Justice, Christiane Taubira.

French Ministry of Justice
13, Place Vendôme – 75001 - Paris

January 24 (Friday) – Guest of honor at a seminar organized by Professor Dominique Rousseau at the University of Paris.

University of Paris I
17, rue de la Sorbonne - Paris

January 25th and 26th (Saturday and Sunday)

LONDON

January 27th (Monday)
12:00 PM – Arrival in London
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM – Meeting with parliamentarian Kenneth Clarke (former Minister of Justice), an expert in anti-corruption programs.
January 28 (Tuesday)
12:00-15:00 – Visit and meetings at the Inner Temple (one of the four Inns of Courts - an association of judges and lawyers).
12h – Reception
12:30 pm – Lunch with judges, the deputy treasurer, and other representatives of the Bar Council's International Committee.
2:30-3:00 PM – Visit to the Inn and its church with the Master of the Temple
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM – Visit to the British Library and the Magna Carta. Private visit to the Magna Carta and the library's collection of rare Brazilian and Latin American books. Meeting with Roly Keating (Director of the British Library) and Caroline Brazier (Director of Collections).

January 29 (Wednesday)
10am-12pm – Meeting with students from King's College.
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM – Lunch at the residence of the Brazilian ambassador.
15pm-16pm – Meeting at the Bar Council of England and Wales. Welcome and presentation of the Bar Council by Nicholas Lavender QC, President of the Bar Council of England and Wales. Presentation of the activities of the Bar Council International Committee by Chantal-Aimee Doerries QC, President of the International Committee. The relationship between the Bar Council and the Bar Council and future projects, by Rederico Singarajah, leader of the International Committee in relation to Brazil.
17pm-18pm – Meeting with Lex Anglo-Brasil at the Law Society of England and Wales
18:30 pm – Lecture at King's College (Saffra Lecture Theatre)

January 30th (Thursday)
Return of the Minister-President to Brazil