Jurist Sergio Bermudes Dies of Respiratory Sepsis After Long Covid Complications

Overview

• Hospital Copa Star in Rio confirmed his death on October 27 following a seven‑month hospitalization, with reports citing respiratory sepsis linked to long‑term Covid‑19 complications.
• The Ordem dos Advogados do Brasil decreed three days of mourning, as the Instituto dos Advogados Brasileiros and state leaders issued formal tributes.
• Bermudes founded his firm in 1969, growing it into a national practice with offices in Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Brasília and Belo Horizonte, and partners said the firm will continue its work.
• He represented Clarice Herzog in litigation that led to a 1978 ruling recognizing the Brazilian state’s responsibility for Vladimir Herzog’s death, a case that saw a related AGU settlement reported in June 2025.
• A leading scholar of civil procedure, he served on the 1985 commission to revise the Code of Civil Procedure and taught at institutions including PUC‑Rio and UERJ, after earlier years marked by severe post‑Covid hospitalizations and a coma.