Juscelino Filho

Juscelino Filho
Minister of Communications
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 January 2023
PresidentLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Preceded byFábio Faria
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 February 2015
ConstituencyMaranhão
Personal details
Born
José Juscelino dos Santos Rezende Filho

(1984-11-06) 6 November 1984 (age 40)
São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil
Political partyUNIÃO (since 2022)
Other political
affiliations
  • PSDB (1997–2000)
  • DEM (2000–2013)
  • PRP (2013–2015)
  • PMB (2015–2016)
  • DEM (2016–2022)
ProfessionPhysician

José Juscelino dos Santos Rezende Filho (born 6 November 1984) is a Brazilian physician and politician who has served as Minister of Communications in the cabinet of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva since 2023. Affiliated with the Brazil Union party, he has served as a federal deputy for Maranhão since 2015.

Early life and education

Filho in 2020

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.[1]

Career

As a doctor, Filho is specialized in radiology and diagnostic imaging. He formerly served as an assistant secretary in the Maranhão government.[2]

Federal Deputy from Maranhão

In 2014, Juscelino Filho was elected federal deputy from Maranhão.[3] On 17 April 2016, he voted in favor of impeaching President Dilma Rousseff. In April 2017, he voted in favor of labor reform.[4]

Minister of Communications

In December 2022, it was announced that he would serve as Minister of Communications in the second Lula Cabinet.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Biografia do(a) Deputado(a) Federal Juscelino Filho". Portal da Câmara dos Deputados (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Snapshot: Lula's pick to lead Brazil's communications ministry". BNamericas.com. 29 December 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Lula anuncia a Juscelino Filho para el Ministerio de Comunicaciones de Brasil | DPL News" (in Mexican Spanish). 30 December 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Veja como deputados votaram no impeachment de Dilma, na PEC 241, na reforma trabalhista e na denúncia contra Temer". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Lula anuncia o deputado federal Juscelino Filho para o Ministério das Comunicações". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 12 January 2023.
Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Communications
2023–present 		Incumbent