Prosecutor General of the Republic (Brazil)

The Prosecutor General of the Republic (Portuguese: Procurador-Geral da República) is the head of the Brazilian Federal Prosecution Office, an autonomous agency in charge of criminal prosecution and the defense of society in general. The Prosecutor General heads a group of independent prosecutors (Procuradores da República), who work to investigate and prosecute criminal, labor, and civil offenses committed against society. It is a position appointed by the President of the Republic and the nomination must be approved by the Federal Senate.

Prosecutor General of the Republic
since 18 December 2023
Public Prosecutor's Office
StyleMr. or Madam Prosecutor General (informal)
The Most Excellent Prosecutor General (formal)
SeatSupreme Federal Court Building and Public Prosecutor's Office Head Office
AppointerThe President
with Senate advice and consent
Term lengthTwo years
renewable once
Formation3 March 1891
First holderJosé Júlio de Albuquerque Barros
Websitewww.mpf.mp.br/pgr

Paulo Gustavo Gonet Branco has been the Prosecutor General of Brazil since 18 December 2023.[1]

List of Prosecutors General

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No. Portrait Prosecutor General Took office Left office Time in office Appointer
1José Júlio de Albuquerque Barros, Baron of Sobral
(1836–1893)
3 March 1891 (1891-03-03)31 August 1893 (1893-08-31)2 years, 181 daysDeodoro da Fonseca (Ind)
2Ovídio Fernandes
(1828–1904)
18 September 1894 (1894-09-18)29 September 1894 (1894-09-29)11 daysFloriano Peixoto (Ind)
3Antônio de Sousa Martins
(1829–1896)
20 October 1894 (1894-10-20)25 December 1896 (1896-12-25)2 years, 66 daysFloriano Peixoto (Ind)
4Lúcio de Mendonça
(1854–1909)
7 January 1897 (1897-01-07)2 August 1897 (1897-08-02)207 daysPrudente de Morais (PR Federal)
5Joaquim Antunes Júnior
(1844–1917)
2 August 1897 (1897-08-02)23 August 1897 (1897-08-23)21 daysPrudente de Morais (PR Federal)
6João Pedro Belfort
(1846–1910)
24 August 1897 (1897-08-24)2 August 1898 (1898-08-02)343 daysPrudente de Morais (PR Federal)
7Antonio Castro
(1838–1919)
17 December 1898 (1898-12-17)11 March 1901 (1901-03-11)2 years, 84 daysCampos Sales (Republican Party of São Paulo)
8Epitácio Pessoa
(1865–1942)
7 June 1902 (1902-06-07)21 October 1905 (1905-10-21)3 years, 136 daysCampos Sales (Republican Party of São Paulo)
9Pedro Ribeiro
(1851–1917)
21 October 1905 (1905-10-21)6 December 1909 (1909-12-06)4 years, 46 daysRodrigues Alves (Republican Party of São Paulo)
10Joaquim Natal
(1860–1933)
6 December 1909 (1909-12-06)14 November 1910 (1910-11-14)343 daysNilo Peçanha (PRF)
11Antônio Cardoso de Castro
(1860–1911)
25 November 1910 (1910-11-25)26 October 1911 (1911-10-26)335 daysHermes da Fonseca (PRC)
12Edmundo Barreto
(1864–1934)
6 September 1911 (1911-09-06)29 June 1919 (1919-06-29)7 years, 296 daysHermes da Fonseca (PRC)
13Joaquim Pires de Carvalho
(1865–1954)
6 August 1919 (1919-08-06)18 February 1931 (1931-02-18)105 years, 114 daysEpitácio Pessoa (Minas Republican Party)
14Antônio Bento de Faria
(1876–1959)
28 March 1931 (1931-03-28)2 August 1934 (1934-08-02)3 years, 127 daysGetúlio Vargas (Ind)
15Carlos Maximiliano
(1873–1960)
2 August 1934 (1934-08-02)21 April 1936 (1936-04-21)1 year, 263 daysGetúlio Vargas (Ind)
16Gabriel Passos
(1901–1962)
27 May 1936 (1936-05-27)17 May 1945 (1945-05-17)8 years, 355 daysGetúlio Vargas (Ind)
17Hahnemann Guimarães
(1901–1980)
17 May 1945 (1945-05-17)31 January 1946 (1946-01-31)259 daysGetúlio Vargas (Ind)
18Themístocles Cavalcanti
(1899–1980)
20 February 1946 (1946-02-20)6 October 1947 (1947-10-06)1 year, 228 daysEurico Gaspar Dutra (PSD)
19Luís Gallotti
(1904–1978)
13 October 1947 (1947-10-13)12 September 1949 (1949-09-12)1 year, 334 daysEurico Gaspar Dutra (PSD)
20Plínio Travassos
(1893–1962)
23 September 1949 (1949-09-23)24 January 1957 (1957-01-24)7 years, 123 daysEurico Gaspar Dutra (PSD)
21Carlos Medeiros
(1907–1983)
7 February 1957 (1957-02-07)5 December 1960 (1960-12-05)3 years, 302 daysJuscelino Kubitschek (PSD)
22Cândido de Oliveira Neto
(1902–1973)
12 December 1960 (1960-12-12)31 January 1961 (1961-01-31)50 daysJuscelino Kubitschek (PSD)
23Joaquim Mendes de Almeida
(1906–1990)
20 March 1961 (1961-03-20)13 September 1961 (1961-09-13)177 daysJânio Quadros (PTN)
24Evandro Lins e Silva
(1912–2002)
14 September 1961 (1961-09-14)23 January 1963 (1963-01-23)1 year, 131 daysJoão Goulart (PTB)
25Cândido de Oliveira Neto
(1902–1973)
12 February 1963 (1963-02-12)6 April 1964 (1964-04-06)1 year, 54 daysJoão Goulart (PTB)
26Osvaldo Trigueiro
(1905–1989)
6 June 1964 (1964-06-06)24 November 1965 (1965-11-24)1 year, 171 daysCastelo Branco (Military dictatorship in Brazil)
27Alcino Salazar2 December 1965 (1965-12-02)10 March 1967 (1967-03-10)1 year, 98 daysCastelo Branco (ARENA)
28Haroldo Valladão
(1901–1987)
30 March 1967 (1967-03-30)13 November 1967 (1967-11-13)228 daysCosta e Silva (ARENA)
29Décio Miranda
(1916–2000)
24 November 1967 (1967-11-24)30 October 1969 (1969-10-30)1 year, 340 daysCosta e Silva (ARENA)
30Francisco Xavier de Albuquerque
(1926–2015)
6 November 1969 (1969-11-06)18 April 1972 (1972-04-18)2 years, 164 daysEmílio Garrastazu Médici (ARENA)
31Moreira Alves
(1933–2023)
18 April 1972 (1972-04-18)18 June 1975 (1975-06-18)3 years, 61 daysEmílio Garrastazu Médici (ARENA)
32Henrique Fonseca de Araújo
(1913–1996)
10 July 1975 (1975-07-10)15 March 1979 (1979-03-15)3 years, 248 daysErnesto Geisel (ARENA)
33Firmino Paz
(1912–1991)
15 March 1979 (1979-03-15)11 June 1981 (1981-06-11)2 years, 88 daysJoão Figueiredo (ARENA)
34Inocêncio Mártires Coelho
(born 1941)
11 June 1981 (1981-06-11)15 March 1985 (1985-03-15)3 years, 277 daysJoão Figueiredo (PDS)
35Sepúlveda Pertence
(1937–2023)
15 March 1985 (1985-03-15)17 May 1989 (1989-05-17)4 years, 63 daysJosé Sarney (MDB)
36Aristides Junqueira
(born 1942)
20 June 1989 (1989-06-20)28 June 1995 (1995-06-28)6 years, 8 daysJosé Sarney (MDB)
37Geraldo Brindeiro
(1948–2021)
28 June 1995 (1995-06-28)28 June 2003 (2003-06-28)8 years, 0 daysFernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)
38Claudio Fonteles
(born 1946)
30 June 2003 (2003-06-30)29 January 2005 (2005-01-29)1 year, 213 daysLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT)
39Antonio Fernando de Souza
(born 1948)
30 January 2005 (2005-01-30)28 June 2009 (2009-06-28)4 years, 149 daysLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT)
40Roberto Gurgel
(born 1954)
22 July 2009 (2009-07-22)15 August 2013 (2013-08-15)4 years, 24 daysLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT)
Dilma Rousseff (PT)
41Rodrigo Janot
(born 1956)
17 September 2013 (2013-09-17)17 September 2017 (2017-09-17)4 years, 0 daysDilma Rousseff (PT)
42Raquel Dodge
(born 1961)
18 September 2017 (2017-09-18)17 September 2019 (2019-09-17)1 year, 364 daysMichel Temer (MDB)
Alcides Martins
(born 1948)
Acting
18 September 2019 (2019-09-18)25 September 2019 (2019-09-25)7 days
43Augusto Aras
(born 1958)
26 September 2019 (2019-09-26)26 September 2023 (2023-09-26)4 years, 0 daysJair Bolsonaro (PSL)
Elizeta Ramos
(born 1954)
Acting
27 September 2023 (2023-09-27)17 December 2023 (2023-12-17)81 days
44Paulo Gonet Branco
(born 1961)
18 December 2023 (2023-12-18)Incumbent346 daysLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Schroeder, Lucas (18 December 2023). "MP não busca palco nem holofote e deve se ater à harmonia entre Poderes, diz Gonet em posse". CNN Brazil (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 18 December 2023.
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