Juscelino Filho
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{{Short description|Brazilian politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Juscelino Filho
| image = Fotos oficiais do Ministro de Estado das Comunicações Juscelino Filho (52682623696).jpg
| office = Minister of Communications
| term_start = 1 January 2023
| term_end = 8 April 2025
| president = Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
| predecessor = Fábio Faria
| successor = Frederico Siqueira
| office1 = Member of the Chamber of Deputies
| term_start1 = 1 February 2015
| constituency1 = Maranhão
| birth_name = José Juscelino dos Santos Rezende Filho
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|11|06|df=y}}
| birth_place = São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil
| party = UNIÃO (since 2022)
| otherparty = {{Plainlist|
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| profession = Physician
}}
José Juscelino dos Santos Rezende Filho (born 6 November 1984) is a Brazilian physician and politician who had served as Minister of Communications in the cabinet of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva from 2023 to 2025. Affiliated with the Brazil Union party, he has served as a federal deputy for Maranhão since 2015.
Early life and education
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Born in São Luís, the capital of Maranhão, Juscelino is the son of former state deputy Juscelino Rezende. He received a degree in medicine from the University Center of Maranhão (UNICEUMA) in 2010.{{Cite web |title=Biografia do(a) Deputado(a) Federal Juscelino Filho |url=https://www.camara.leg.br/deputados/178886/biografia |access-date=12 January 2023 |website=Portal da Câmara dos Deputados |language=pt-br}}
Career
As a doctor, Filho is specialized in radiology and diagnostic imaging. He formerly served as an assistant secretary in the Maranhão government.{{Cite web |date=29 December 2022 |title=Snapshot: Lula's pick to lead Brazil's communications ministry |url=https://www.bnamericas.com/en/analysis/snapshot-lulas-pick-to-lead-brazils-communications-ministry |access-date=12 January 2023 |website=BNamericas.com |language=en}}
= Federal Deputy from Maranhão =
In 2014, Juscelino Filho was elected federal deputy from Maranhão.{{Cite web |date=30 December 2022 |title=Lula anuncia a Juscelino Filho para el Ministerio de Comunicaciones de Brasil |work=DPL News |url=https://dplnews.com/lula-anuncia-a-juscelino-filho-para-el-ministerio-de-comunicaciones-de-brasil/ |access-date=12 January 2023 |language=es-MX}} On 17 April 2016, he voted in favor of impeaching President Dilma Rousseff. In April 2017, he voted in favor of labor reform.{{Cite web |title=Veja como deputados votaram no impeachment de Dilma, na PEC 241, na reforma trabalhista e na denúncia contra Temer |url=https://g1.globo.com/politica/noticia/veja-como-deputados-votaram-no-impeachment-de-dilma-na-pec-241-na-reforma-trabalhista-e-na-denuncia-contra-temer.ghtml |access-date=12 January 2023 |website=G1 |language=pt-br}}
= Minister of Communications =
In December 2022, it was announced that he would serve as Minister of Communications in the second Lula Cabinet.{{Cite web |title=Lula anuncia o deputado federal Juscelino Filho para o Ministério das Comunicações |url=https://g1.globo.com/politica/noticia/2022/12/29/lula-anuncia-o-deputado-federal-juscelino-filho-para-o-ministerio-das-comunicacoes.ghtml |access-date=12 January 2023 |website=G1 |language=pt-br}} He resigned on 8 April 2025 after charges of corruption were filed against him over the misuse of public funds in a road paving project in Maranhão when he was a federal deputy.{{Cite news |date=9 April 2025 |title=Brazilian government minister resigns after being charged with corruption |url=https://apnews.com/article/brazil-lula-minister-corruption-21c2215edad2e940c5b4e84fa027a1db |access-date=9 April 2025 |work=AP News}}
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Category:People from São Luís, Maranhão
Category:Brazil Union politicians
Category:Government ministers of Brazil
Category:Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Brazil) from Maranhão