- List of Prosecutors General
- See also
- References
- External links
{{politics of Brazil}}The Prosecutor General of the Republic ({{lang-pt|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 ({{lang|pt|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. Raquel Dodge has been the Prosecutor General of Brazil since 18 September 2017. List of Prosecutors General- José Júlio de Albuquerque Barros (1891-1893)
- Ovídio Fernandes Trigo de Loureiro (1894)
- Antônio de Sousa Martins (1894-1896)
- Lúcio de Mendonça (1897)
- Joaquim Antunes de Figueiredo Júnior (1897)
- João Pedro Belfort Vieira
- Antônio Augusto Ribeiro de Almeida
- Epitácio da Silva Pessoa
- Pedro Antônio de Oliveira Ribeiro
- Joaquim Xavier Guimarães Natal
- Antônio Augusto Cardoso de Castro
- Edmundo Muniz Barreto
- Antônio Joaquim Pires de Carvalho e Albuquerque
- Antônio Bento de Faria
- Carlos Maximiliano Pereira dos Santos
- Gabriel de Resende Passos (1936-1945)
- Hahnemann Guimarães
- Themístocles Brandão Cavalcanti
- Luís D'Assunção Gallotti
- Plínio de Freitas Travassos
- Carlos Medeiros Silva
- Cândido de Oliveira Neto
- Joaquim Canuto Mendes de Almeida
- Evandro Cavalcanti Lins e Silva
- Cândido de Oliveira Neto (1963-1964)
- Oswaldo Trigueiro de Albuquerque Mello (1964-1965)
- Alcino Salazar (1965-1967)
- Haroldo Teixeira Valladão (1967)
- Décio Meirelles de Miranda (1967-1969)
- Francisco Manuel Xavier de Albuquerque (1969-1972)
- José Carlos Moreira Alves (1972-1975)
- Henrique Fonseca de Araújo (1975-1979)
- Firmino Ferreira Paz (1979-1981)
- Inocêncio Mártires Coelho (1981-1985)
- Sepúlveda Pertence (1985-1989)
- Aristides Junqueira (June 1989-1995)
- Geraldo Brindeiro (June 1995-June 2003)
- Claudio Fonteles (June 2003-June 2005)
- Antonio Fernado de Souza (June 2005-July 2009)
- Roberto Gurgel (July 2009-September 2013)
- Rodrigo Janot (September 2013-September 2017)
- Raquel Dodge (September 2017-present)
See also- Brazilian Public Prosecutor's Office
- Attorney General of Brazil
- Brazilian Ministry of Justice
- Brazilian Public Defender's Office
ReferencesExternal links- Official website of the Brazilian Prosecutor General's Office {{pt icon}}
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