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Moraes studied law at the University of São Paulo (USP), the most prestigious in the country, where he graduated in 1990, aged 21 or 22. In 1997, he began giving preparatory courses for civil service examinations and authored his first book, ''Direito Constitucional'' ("Constitutional Right"), now considered a best-seller with, according to Moraes himself, over 500,000 copies sold as of 2009.<ref>[http://vejasp.abril.com.br/materia/planos-para-frear-os-congestionamentos Planos para frear os congestionamento] ''VEJA São Paulo''. 18 September 2009. In Portuguese.</ref> | Moraes studied law at the University of São Paulo (USP), the most prestigious in the country, where he graduated in 1990, aged 21 or 22. In 1997, he began giving preparatory courses for civil service examinations and authored his first book, ''Direito Constitucional'' ("Constitutional Right"), now considered a best-seller with, according to Moraes himself, over 500,000 copies sold as of 2009.<ref>[http://vejasp.abril.com.br/materia/planos-para-frear-os-congestionamentos Planos para frear os congestionamento] ''VEJA São Paulo''. 18 September 2009. In Portuguese.</ref> | ||
In 2000, he wrote his doctoral thesis, ''Jurisdição constitucional e tribunais constitucionais - garantia suprema da Constituição'' ("Constitutional jurisdiction and constitutional courts - supreme guarantee of the Constitution") under the guidance of Professor Dalmo Dallari.<ref>[https://repositorio.usp.br/item/001186501 Jurisdição constitucional e tribunais constitucionais: garantia suprema da Constituição]. Alexandre de Moraes. 2000. In Portuguese.</ref> He began teaching at USP the following year, after writing another thesis, ''Teoria geral do direito constitucional administrativo - perfil constitucional da administração pública'' ("General theory of administrative constitutional right - constitutional profile of public administration").<ref> [http://www.fgv.br/cpdoc/acervo/dicionarios/verbete-biografico/alexandre-de-moraes Alexandre de Moraes] CPDOC - Centro de Pesquisa e Documentação de História Contemporânea do Brasil. In Portuguese.</ref> | In 2000, he wrote his doctoral thesis, ''Jurisdição constitucional e tribunais constitucionais - garantia suprema da Constituição'' ("Constitutional jurisdiction and constitutional courts - supreme guarantee of the Constitution"), under the guidance of Professor Dalmo Dallari.<ref>[https://repositorio.usp.br/item/001186501 Jurisdição constitucional e tribunais constitucionais: garantia suprema da Constituição]. Alexandre de Moraes. 2000. In Portuguese.</ref> He began teaching at USP the following year, after writing another thesis, ''Teoria geral do direito constitucional administrativo - perfil constitucional da administração pública'' ("General theory of administrative constitutional right - constitutional profile of public administration").<ref> [http://www.fgv.br/cpdoc/acervo/dicionarios/verbete-biografico/alexandre-de-moraes Alexandre de Moraes] CPDOC - Centro de Pesquisa e Documentação de História Contemporânea do Brasil. In Portuguese.</ref> | ||
In 2002, he was appointed Secretary of Justice of his state under the administration of Geraldo Alckmin, a post that he exercised until 2005, when he became a member of the National Justice Council.<ref name="g1 22-02-2017">[https://g1.globo.com/politica/noticia/senado-aprova-alexandre-de-moraes-para-vaga-de-teori-no-supremo-tribunal-federal.ghtml Senado aprova Alexandre de Moraes para vaga de Teori no Supremo Tribunal Federal]. ''G1''. 22 February 2017. In Portuguese.</ref> In 2007, he left the Council and became Secretary of Transportation of the city of São Paulo, under the administration of mayor Gilberto Kassab. | In 2002, he was appointed Secretary of Justice of his state under the administration of Geraldo Alckmin, a post that he exercised until 2005, when he became a member of the National Justice Council.<ref name="g1 22-02-2017">[https://g1.globo.com/politica/noticia/senado-aprova-alexandre-de-moraes-para-vaga-de-teori-no-supremo-tribunal-federal.ghtml Senado aprova Alexandre de Moraes para vaga de Teori no Supremo Tribunal Federal]. ''G1''. 22 February 2017. In Portuguese.</ref> In 2007, he left the Council and became Secretary of Transportation of the city of São Paulo, under the administration of mayor Gilberto Kassab. |