List of ministers of justice of Brazil

Minister of Justice and Public Security of Brazil
Ministro da Justiça e Segurança Pública
Incumbent Ricardo Lewandowski since 1 February 2024
Style	Mr. Minister (informal) The Most Excellent Minister (formal) His Excellency (diplomatic)
Type	Ministry
Abbreviation	MJSP
Member of	Cabinet National Defense Council Council of the Republic
Reports to	the President
Seat	Brasília, Federal District
Appointer	President of Brazil
Constituting instrument	Constitution of Brazil
Formation	3 July 1822;202 years ago (1822-07-03)
First holder	Caetano de Miranda Montenegro, Marquis of Vila Real da Praia Grande
Salary	R$ 39,293.32 monthly
Website	www.gov.br/mj/

This is a list of ministers of justice of Brazil. ^[1]

Empire of Brazil

Main article: Empire of Brazil

Reign of Pedro I

No.	Portrait	Minister	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Monarch
1		Caetano de Miranda Montenegro, Marquis of Vila Real da Praia Grande (1748–1827)	3 July 1822 (1822-07-03)	28 October 1822 (1822-10-28)	117 days	Pedro I of Brazil
2		Sebastião Luís Tinoco da Silva (1758–1839)	28 October 1822 (1822-10-28)	30 October 1822 (1822-10-30)	2 days	Pedro I of Brazil
3		Caetano de Miranda Montenegro, Marquis of Vila Real da Praia Grande (1748–1827)	30 October 1822 (1822-10-30)	10 November 1823 (1823-11-10)	1 year, 11 days	Pedro I of Brazil
4		Clemente Ferreira França, Marquis of Nazaré (1774–1827)	10 November 1823 (1823-11-10)	21 November 1825 (1825-11-21)	2 years, 11 days	Pedro I of Brazil
5		Sebastião Luís Tinoco da Silva (1758–1839)	21 November 1825 (1825-11-21)	21 November 1826 (1826-11-21)	1 year, 0 days	Pedro I of Brazil
6		José Joaquim Carneiro de Campos, Marquis of Caravelas (1768–1836)	21 November 1826 (1826-11-21)	15 January 1827 (1827-01-15)	55 days	Pedro I of Brazil
7		Clemente Ferreira França, Marquis of Nazaré (1774–1827)	15 January 1827 (1827-01-15)	11 March 1827 (1827-03-11)	55 days	Pedro I of Brazil
8		José Feliciano Fernandes Pinheiro, Viscount of São Leopoldo (1774–1847)	11 March 1827 (1827-03-11)	18 May 1827 (1827-05-18)	68 days	Pedro I of Brazil
9		Estêvão Ribeiro de Resende, Marquis of Valença (1777–1856)	18 May 1827 (1827-05-18)	20 November 1827 (1827-11-20)	186 days	Pedro I of Brazil
10		Lúcio Soares Teixeira (1792–1838)	20 November 1827 (1827-11-20)	18 June 1828 (1828-06-18)	211 days	Pedro I of Brazil
11		José Clemente Pereira (1787–1854)	18 June 1828 (1828-06-18)	25 September 1828 (1828-09-25)	99 days	Pedro I of Brazil
12		José Bernardino de Almeida (1783–1861)	25 September 1828 (1828-09-25)	22 November 1828 (1828-11-22)	58 days	Pedro I of Brazil
13		Lúcio Soares Teixeira (1792–1838)	22 November 1828 (1828-11-22)	4 December 1829 (1829-12-04)	1 year, 12 days	Pedro I of Brazil
14		João Inácio da Cunha, Viscount of Alcântara (1781–1834)	4 December 1829 (1829-12-04)	19 March 1831 (1831-03-19)	1 year, 105 days	Pedro I of Brazil
15		Manuel de Sousa França (1780–1856)	19 March 1831 (1831-03-19)	5 April 1831 (1831-04-05)	17 days	Pedro I of Brazil
16		João Inácio da Cunha, Viscount of Alcântara (1781–1834)	5 April 1831 (1831-04-05)	7 April 1831 (1831-04-07)	0 days	Pedro I of Brazil

Regency period

Main article: Regency period (Empire of Brazil)

No.	Portrait	Minister	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Regent
17		Manuel de Sousa França (1780–1856)	7 April 1831 (1831-04-07)	5 July 1831 (1831-07-05)	89 days	Provisional Triumviral Regency Permanent Triumviral Regency
18		Diogo Feijó (1784–1843)	5 July 1831 (1831-07-05)	3 August 1832 (1832-08-03)	1 year, 29 days	Permanent Triumviral Regency
19		Pedro de Araújo Lima, Marquis of Olinda (1793–1870)	3 August 1832 (1832-08-03)	13 September 1832 (1832-09-13)	41 days	Permanent Triumviral Regency
20		Honório Hermeto Carneiro Leão, Marquis of Paraná (1801–1856)	13 September 1832 (1832-09-13)	14 May 1833 (1833-05-14)	243 days	Permanent Triumviral Regency
21		Cândido José de Araújo Viana, Marquis of Sapucaí (1793–1875)	14 May 1833 (1833-05-14)	4 June 1833 (1833-06-04)	21 days	Permanent Triumviral Regency
22		Aureliano Coutinho, Viscount of Sepetiba (1800–1855)	4 June 1833 (1833-06-04)	16 January 1835 (1835-01-16)	1 year, 226 days	Permanent Triumviral Regency
23		Manuel Alves Branco, 2nd Viscount of Caravelas (1797–1855)	16 January 1835 (1835-01-16)	14 October 1835 (1835-10-14)	271 days	Permanent Triumviral Regency
24		Antonio Paulino Limpo de Abreu, Viscount of Abaeté (1798–1883)	14 October 1835 (1835-10-14)	3 June 1836 (1836-06-03)	233 days	Diogo Feijó
25		Gustavo Adolfo de Aguilar Pantoja (1798–1867)	3 June 1836 (1836-06-03)	16 May 1837 (1837-05-16)	347 days	Diogo Feijó
26		Francisco Jê Acaiaba de Montezuma, Viscount of Jequitinhonha (1794–1870)	16 May 1837 (1837-05-16)	19 September 1837 (1837-09-19)	126 days	Diogo Feijó
27		Bernardo Pereira de Vasconcelos (1795–1850)	19 September 1837 (1837-09-19)	16 April 1839 (1839-04-16)	1 year, 209 days	Pedro de Araújo Lima, Marquis of Olinda
28		Francisco de Paula Almeida e Albuquerque (1792–1869)	16 April 1839 (1839-04-16)	1 September 1839 (1839-09-01)	138 days	Pedro de Araújo Lima, Marquis of Olinda
29		Francisco Ramiro de Assis Coelho	1 September 1839 (1839-09-01)	18 May 1840 (1840-05-18)	260 days	Pedro de Araújo Lima, Marquis of Olinda
30		José Antônio da Silva Maia (1789–1853)	18 May 1840 (1840-05-18)	23 May 1840 (1840-05-23)	5 days	Pedro de Araújo Lima, Marquis of Olinda
31		Paulino Soares de Sousa, 1st Viscount of Uruguai (1807–1866)	23 May 1840 (1840-05-23)	24 July 1840 (1840-07-24)	62 days

Reign of Pedro II

No.	Portrait	Minister	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party		Monarch
32		Antonio Paulino Limpo de Abreu, Viscount of Abaeté (1798–1883)	24 July 1840 (1840-07-24)	23 March 1841 (1841-03-23)	242 days		Conservative	Pedro II of Brazil
33		Paulino Soares de Sousa, 1st Viscount of Uruguai (1807–1866)	23 March 1841 (1841-03-23)	20 January 1843 (1843-01-20)	1 year, 303 days		Conservative	Pedro II of Brazil
34		Honório Hermeto Carneiro Leão, Marquis of Paraná (1801–1856)	20 January 1843 (1843-01-20)	2 February 1844 (1844-02-02)	1 year, 13 days		Conservative	Pedro II of Brazil
35		Manuel Alves Branco, 2nd Viscount of Caravelas (1797–1855)	2 February 1844 (1844-02-02)	23 May 1844 (1844-05-23)	111 days		Liberal	Pedro II of Brazil
36		Manuel Antônio Galvão (1791–1850)	23 May 1844 (1844-05-23)	26 May 1845 (1845-05-26)	1 year, 3 days		Conservative	Pedro II of Brazil
37		José Carlos Pereira de Almeida Torres, Viscount of Macaé (1799–1850)	26 May 1845 (1845-05-26)	29 September 1845 (1845-09-29)	126 days		Liberal	Pedro II of Brazil
38		Antonio Paulino Limpo de Abreu, Viscount of Abaeté (1798–1883)	29 September 1845 (1845-09-29)	2 May 1846 (1846-05-02)	215 days		Conservative	Pedro II of Brazil
39		Joaquim Marcelino de Brito (1799–1879)	2 May 1846 (1846-05-02)	5 May 1846 (1846-05-05)	3 days		Conservative	Pedro II of Brazil
40		José Joaquim Fernandes Torres (1797–1869)	5 May 1846 (1846-05-05)	17 May 1847 (1847-05-17)	1 year, 12 days		Liberal	Pedro II of Brazil
41		Caetano Lopes Gama, Viscount of Maranguape (1795–1864)	17 May 1847 (1847-05-17)	22 May 1847 (1847-05-22)	5 days		Conservative	Pedro II of Brazil

No.	Portrait	Minister	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party		Prime Minister
42		Nicolau Pereira de Campos Vergueiro (1778–1859)	22 May 1847 (1847-05-22)	1 January 1848 (1848-01-01)	224 days		Liberal	Manuel Alves Branco, 2nd Viscount of Caravelas  (Liberal)
43		Saturnino de Sousa e Oliveira Coutinho (1803–1848)	1 January 1848 (1848-01-01)	29 January 1848 (1848-01-29)	28 days		Conservative	Manuel Alves Branco, 2nd Viscount of Caravelas  (Liberal)
44		José Antônio Pimenta Bueno, Marquis of São Vicente (1803–1878)	29 January 1848 (1848-01-29)	31 May 1848 (1848-05-31)	123 days		Conservative	Manuel Alves Branco, 2nd Viscount of Caravelas  (Liberal) José Carlos Pereira de Almeida Torres, Viscount of Macaé  (Liberal)
45		Antônio Manuel de Campos Melo (1809–1878)	31 May 1848 (1848-05-31)	29 September 1848 (1848-09-29)	121 days		Liberal	Francisco de Paula Sousa e Melo  (Liberal)
46		Eusébio de Queirós (1812–1868)	29 September 1848 (1848-09-29)	11 May 1852 (1852-05-11)	3 years, 225 days		Conservative	Pedro de Araújo Lima, Marquis of Olinda  (Conservative) José da Costa Carvalho, Marquis of Monte Alegre  (Conservative)
47		José Ildefonso de Sousa Ramos, Viscount of Jaguari (1812–1883)	11 May 1852 (1852-05-11)	14 June 1853 (1853-06-14)	1 year, 34 days		Conservative	Joaquim Rodrigues Torres, Viscount of Itaboraí  (Conservative)
48		Luís Antônio Barbosa (1805–1860)	14 June 1853 (1853-06-14)	6 September 1853 (1853-09-06)	84 days		Conservative	Joaquim Rodrigues Torres, Viscount of Itaboraí  (Conservative)
49		José Tomás Nabuco de Araújo (1813–1878)	6 September 1853 (1853-09-06)	4 May 1857 (1857-05-04)	3 years, 240 days		Liberal	Honório Hermeto Carneiro Leão, Marquis of Paraná  (Conservative) Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias  (Conservative)
50		Francisco Diogo Pereira de Vasconcellos (1812–1863)	4 May 1857 (1857-05-04)	12 December 1858 (1858-12-12)	1 year, 222 days		Conservative	Pedro de Araújo Lima, Marquis of Olinda  (Conservative)
51		José Tomás Nabuco de Araújo (1813–1878)	12 December 1858 (1858-12-12)	21 March 1859 (1859-03-21)	99 days		Liberal	Antonio Paulino Limpo de Abreu, Viscount of Abaeté  (Conservative)
52		Manuel Vieira Tosta, Marquis of Muritiba (1807–1896)	21 March 1859 (1859-03-21)	10 August 1859 (1859-08-10)	142 days		Liberal	Antonio Paulino Limpo de Abreu, Viscount of Abaeté  (Conservative)
53		João Lustosa da Cunha Paranaguá, Marquis of Paranaguá (1821–1912)	10 August 1859 (1859-08-10)	3 March 1861 (1861-03-03)	1 year, 205 days		Liberal	Ângelo Moniz da Silva Ferraz, Baron of Uruguaiana  (Conservative)
54		Francisco de Paula Negreiros de Saião Lobato, Viscount of Niterói (1815–1884)	3 March 1861 (1861-03-03)	24 May 1862 (1862-05-24)	1 year, 82 days		Conservative	Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias  (Conservative)
55		Francisco José Furtado (1818–1870)	24 May 1862 (1862-05-24)	30 May 1862 (1862-05-30)	6 days		Liberal	Zacarias de Góis e Vasconcelos  (Progressive League)
56		Caetano Maria Lopes Gama, Viscount of Maranguape (1795–1864)	30 May 1862 (1862-05-30)	2 June 1863 (1863-06-02)	1 year, 3 days		Conservative	Pedro de Araújo Lima, Marquis of Olinda  (Progressive League)
57		João Lins Cansanção, Viscount of Sinimbu (1810–1906)	2 June 1863 (1863-06-02)	15 January 1864 (1864-01-15)	227 days		Liberal	Pedro de Araújo Lima, Marquis of Olinda  (Progressive League)
58		Zacarias de Góis e Vasconcelos (1815–1877)	15 January 1864 (1864-01-15)	31 August 1864 (1864-08-31)	229 days		Progressive League	Zacarias de Góis e Vasconcelos  (Progressive League)
59		Francisco José Furtado (1818–1870)	31 August 1864 (1864-08-31)	12 May 1865 (1865-05-12)	254 days		Liberal	Francisco José Furtado  (Liberal)
60		José Tomás Nabuco de Araújo (1813–1878)	12 May 1865 (1865-05-12)	3 August 1866 (1866-08-03)	1 year, 83 days		Liberal	Pedro de Araújo Lima, Marquis of Olinda  (Liberal)
61		João Lustosa da Cunha Paranaguá, Marquis of Paranaguá (1821–1912)	3 August 1866 (1866-08-03)	27 October 1866 (1866-10-27)	85 days		Liberal	Zacarias de Góis e Vasconcelos  (Liberal)
62		Martim Francisco Ribeiro de Andrada (1825–1886)	27 October 1866 (1866-10-27)	16 July 1868 (1868-07-16)	1 year, 263 days		Conservative	Zacarias de Góis e Vasconcelos  (Liberal)
63		José de Alencar (1829–1877)	16 July 1868 (1868-07-16)	10 January 1870 (1870-01-10)	1 year, 178 days		Conservative	Joaquim Rodrigues Torres, Viscount of Itaboraí  (Conservative)
64		Joaquim Otávio Nébias (1811–1872)	10 January 1870 (1870-01-10)	9 June 1870 (1870-06-09)	150 days		Conservative	Joaquim Rodrigues Torres, Viscount of Itaboraí  (Conservative)
65		Manuel Vieira Tosta, Marquis of Muritiba (1807–1896)	9 June 1870 (1870-06-09)	29 September 1870 (1870-09-29)	112 days		Liberal	Joaquim Rodrigues Torres, Viscount of Itaboraí  (Conservative)
66		José Ildefonso de Sousa Ramos, Viscount of Jaguari (1812–1883)	29 September 1870 (1870-09-29)	7 March 1871 (1871-03-07)	159 days		Conservative	José Antônio Pimenta Bueno, Marquis of São Vicente  (Conservative)
67		Francisco de Paula Negreiros de Saião Lobato, Viscount of Niterói (1815–1884)	7 March 1871 (1871-03-07)	20 April 1872 (1872-04-20)	1 year, 44 days		Conservative	José Paranhos, Baron of Rio Branco  (Conservative)
68		Manuel Antônio Duarte de Azevedo (1831–1912)	20 April 1872 (1872-04-20)	25 June 1875 (1875-06-25)	3 years, 66 days		Conservative	José Paranhos, Baron of Rio Branco  (Conservative)
69		Diogo Cavalcanti de Albuquerque, Viscount of Cavalcanti (1829–1899)	25 June 1875 (1875-06-25)	15 February 1877 (1877-02-15)	1 year, 235 days		Conservative	Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias  (Conservative)
70		Francisco Januário da Gama Cerqueira (1827–1889)	15 February 1877 (1877-02-15)	5 January 1878 (1878-01-05)	324 days		Liberal	Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias  (Conservative)
71		Lafayette Rodrigues Pereira (1834–1917)	5 January 1878 (1878-01-05)	28 March 1880 (1880-03-28)	2 years, 83 days		Liberal	João Lins Cansanção, Viscount of Sinimbu  (Liberal)
72		Manuel Pinto de Sousa Dantas (1831–1894)	28 March 1880 (1880-03-28)	21 January 1882 (1882-01-21)	1 year, 299 days		Liberal	José Antônio Saraiva  (Liberal)
73		Rodolfo Epifânio de Sousa Dantas (1854–1901)	21 January 1882 (1882-01-21)	1 February 1882 (1882-02-01)	11 days		Liberal	Martinho Álvares da Silva Campos  (Liberal)
74		Manuel da Silva Mafra (1831–1907)	1 February 1882 (1882-02-01)	3 July 1882 (1882-07-03)	152 days		Liberal	Martinho Álvares da Silva Campos  (Liberal)
75		João Ferreira de Moura (1830–1912)	3 July 1882 (1882-07-03)	24 May 1883 (1883-05-24)	325 days		Conservative	João Lustosa da Cunha Paranaguá, Marquis of Paranaguá  (Liberal)
76		Francisco Prisco de Sousa Paraíso (1840–1895)	24 May 1883 (1883-05-24)	6 June 1884 (1884-06-06)	1 year, 13 days		Liberal	Lafayette Rodrigues Pereira  (Liberal)
77		Francisco Maria Sodré Pereira (1839–1903)	6 June 1884 (1884-06-06)	6 May 1885 (1885-05-06)	334 days		Conservative	Manuel Pinto de Sousa Dantas (Liberal)
78		Afonso Pena (1847–1909)	6 May 1885 (1885-05-06)	20 August 1885 (1885-08-20)	106 days		Liberal	José Antônio Saraiva  (Liberal)
79		Joaquim Delfino Ribeiro da Luz (1824–1903)	20 August 1885 (1885-08-20)	10 May 1887 (1887-05-10)	1 year, 263 days		Conservative	João Maurício Vanderlei, Baron of Cotegipe  (Conservative)
80		Samuel Wallace MacDowell (1843–1908)	10 May 1887 (1887-05-10)	10 March 1888 (1888-03-10)	305 days		Conservative	João Maurício Vanderlei, Baron of Cotegipe  (Conservative)
81		Antônio Ferreira Viana (1833–1903)	10 March 1888 (1888-03-10)	4 January 1889 (1889-01-04)	300 days		Conservative	João Alfredo Correia de Oliveira  (Conservative)
82		Francisco de Assis Rosa e Silva (1857–1929)	4 January 1889 (1889-01-04)	7 June 1889 (1889-06-07)	154 days		Conservative	João Alfredo Correia de Oliveira  (Conservative)
83		Cândido Maria de Oliveira (1845–1919)	7 June 1889 (1889-06-07)	15 November 1889 (1889-11-15)	161 days		Liberal	Afonso Celso, Viscount of Ouro Preto  (Liberal)

Republican period

Main article: Proclamation of the Republic (Brazil)

First Brazilian Republic

Main article: First Brazilian Republic

No.	Portrait	Minister	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party		President
–		Ruy Barbosa (1849–1923) Acting	15 November 1889 (1889-11-15)	18 November 1889 (1889-11-18)	3 days		Republican Party of São Paulo	Deodoro da Fonseca  (Ind)
1		Campos Sales (1841–1913)	18 November 1889 (1889-11-18)	22 January 1891 (1891-01-22)	1 year, 65 days		Republican Party of São Paulo	Deodoro da Fonseca  (Ind)
2		Henrique Pereira de Lucena (1835–1913) Acting	22 January 1891 (1891-01-22)	22 May 1891 (1891-05-22)	120 days		PR Federal	Deodoro da Fonseca  (Ind)
3		Antônio Luís Afonso de Carvalho (1828–1892)	22 May 1891 (1891-05-22)	23 November 1891 (1891-11-23)	184 days		PR Federal	Floriano Peixoto  (Ind)
–		José Higino Duarte Pereira (1847–1901) Acting	23 November 1891 (1891-11-23)	10 February 1892 (1892-02-10)	79 days		Independent	Floriano Peixoto  (Ind)
4		Fernando Lobo Leite Pereira (1851–1918)	10 February 1892 (1892-02-10)	8 December 1893 (1893-12-08)	1 year, 301 days		PR Federal	Floriano Peixoto  (Ind)
5		Alexandre Cassiano do Nascimento (1856–1912)	8 December 1893 (1893-12-08)	15 November 1894 (1894-11-15)	342 days		PRR	Floriano Peixoto  (Ind)
6		Antônio Gonçalves Ferreira (1846–1931)	15 November 1894 (1894-11-15)	30 August 1896 (1896-08-30)	1 year, 289 days		PR	Prudente de Morais  (PR Federal)
7		Alberto Torres (1865–1917)	30 August 1896 (1896-08-30)	7 January 1897 (1897-01-07)	130 days		PRF	Prudente de Morais  (PR Federal)
8		Bernardino de Campos (1841–1915)	7 January 1897 (1897-01-07)	19 January 1897 (1897-01-19)	10 days		Republican Party of São Paulo	Prudente de Morais  (PR Federal)
9		Amaro Cavalcanti (1849–1922)	17 January 1897 (1897-01-17)	15 November 1898 (1898-11-15)	1 year, 302 days		PR Federal	Prudente de Morais  (PR Federal)
10		Epitácio Pessoa (1865–1942)	15 November 1898 (1898-11-15)	6 August 1901 (1901-08-06)	2 years, 264 days		Minas Republican Party	Campos Sales  (Republican Party of São Paulo)
11		Sabino Barroso (1859–1919)	6 August 1901 (1901-08-06)	15 November 1902 (1902-11-15)	1 year, 101 days		Minas Republican Party	Campos Sales  (Republican Party of São Paulo)
12		J. J. Seabra (1855–1942)	15 November 1902 (1902-11-15)	28 May 1906 (1906-05-28)	3 years, 194 days		PR	Rodrigues Alves  (Republican Party of São Paulo)
13		Félix Gaspar (1865–1907)	28 May 1906 (1906-05-28)	15 November 1906 (1906-11-15)	171 days		Independent	Rodrigues Alves  (Republican Party of São Paulo)
14		Augusto Tavares de Lira (1872–1958)	15 November 1906 (1906-11-15)	18 June 1909 (1909-06-18)	2 years, 215 days		PRC	Afonso Pena  (Minas Republican Party) Nilo Peçanha  (PRF)
15		Esmeraldino Bandeira (1865–1928)	18 June 1909 (1909-06-18)	15 November 1910 (1910-11-15)	1 year, 150 days		PRF	Nilo Peçanha  (PRF)
16		Rivadávia Correia (1866–1920)	15 November 1910 (1910-11-15)	12 August 1913 (1913-08-12)	2 years, 270 days		PRF	Hermes da Fonseca  (PRC)
17		Herculano de Freitas (1865–1926)	12 August 1913 (1913-08-12)	15 November 1914 (1914-11-15)	1 year, 95 days		Republican Party of São Paulo	Hermes da Fonseca  (PRC)
18		Carlos Maximiliano (1873–1960)	15 November 1914 (1914-11-15)	15 November 1918 (1918-11-15)	4 years, 0 days		PRR	Venceslau Brás  (Minas Republican Party)
19		Amaro Cavalcanti (1849–1922)	15 November 1918 (1918-11-15)	21 November 1918 (1918-11-21)	6 days		PRF	Delfim Moreira  (Minas Republican Party)
20		Urbano Santos (1859–1922)	21 November 1918 (1918-11-21)	28 July 1919 (1919-07-28)	249 days		Minas Republican Party	Delfim Moreira  (Minas Republican Party)
21		Alfredo Pinto (1863–1923)	28 July 1919 (1919-07-28)	3 September 1921 (1921-09-03)	2 years, 37 days		Independent	Epitácio Pessoa  (Minas Republican Party)
22		Joaquim Ferreira Chaves (1852–1937)	3 September 1921 (1921-09-03)	15 November 1922 (1922-11-15)	1 year, 73 days		PR Federal	Epitácio Pessoa  (Minas Republican Party)
23		João Luís Alves (1870–1925)	15 November 1922 (1922-11-15)	20 January 1925 (1925-01-20)	2 years, 66 days		Republican Party of São Paulo	Artur Bernardes  (Minas Republican Party)
24		Aníbal Freire da Fonseca (1884–1970)	20 January 1925 (1925-01-20)	5 February 1925 (1925-02-05)	16 days		PRF	Artur Bernardes  (Minas Republican Party)
25		Afonso Pena Júnior (1879–1968)	5 February 1925 (1925-02-05)	15 November 1926 (1926-11-15)	1 year, 283 days		PRF	Artur Bernardes  (Minas Republican Party)
26		Augusto Viana do Castelo (1874–1953)	15 November 1926 (1926-11-15)	24 October 1930 (1930-10-24)	3 years, 343 days		PRF	Washington Luís  (Republican Party of São Paulo)

Second Brazilian Republic

Main article: Second Brazilian Republic

No.	Portrait	Minister	Took office	Left office	Time in office	President
27		Gabriel Loureiro Bernardes (1890–1935)	24 October 1930 (1930-10-24)	26 October 1930 (1930-10-26)	2 days	Military Junta of 1930
28		Afrânio de Melo Franco (1870–1943)	26 October 1930 (1930-10-26)	3 November 1930 (1930-11-03)	8 days	Getúlio Vargas
29		Oswaldo Aranha (1894–1960)	3 November 1930 (1930-11-03)	21 December 1931 (1931-12-21)	1 year, 48 days	Getúlio Vargas
30		Maurício Cardoso (1888–1938)	21 December 1931 (1931-12-21)	4 March 1932 (1932-03-04)	74 days	Getúlio Vargas
31		Francisco Campos (1891–1968)	4 March 1932 (1932-03-04)	17 September 1932 (1932-09-17)	197 days	Getúlio Vargas
32		Afrânio de Melo Franco (1870–1943)	17 September 1932 (1932-09-17)	7 November 1932 (1932-11-07)	51 days	Getúlio Vargas
33		Francisco Antunes Maciel Júnior (1879–1966)	7 November 1932 (1932-11-07)	24 July 1934 (1934-07-24)	1 year, 259 days	Getúlio Vargas
34		Vicente Rao (1892–1978)	24 July 1934 (1934-07-24)	7 January 1937 (1937-01-07)	2 years, 167 days	Getúlio Vargas
35		Agamenon Magalhães (1893–1952)	7 January 1937 (1937-01-07)	3 June 1937 (1937-06-03)	147 days	Getúlio Vargas
36		José Carlos de Macedo Soares (1883–1968)	3 June 1937 (1937-06-03)	10 November 1937 (1937-11-10)	160 days	Getúlio Vargas
37		Francisco Campos (1891–1968)	10 November 1937 (1937-11-10)	17 July 1942 (1942-07-17)	4 years, 249 days	Getúlio Vargas
38		Marcondes Filho (1892–1974)	17 July 1942 (1942-07-17)	23 February 1943 (1943-02-23)	221 days	Getúlio Vargas
39		Fernando Antunes (1887–1950)	23 February 1943 (1943-02-23)	27 March 1943 (1943-03-27)	32 days	Getúlio Vargas
40		Marcondes Filho (1892–1974)	27 March 1943 (1943-03-27)	3 March 1945 (1945-03-03)	1 year, 341 days	Getúlio Vargas
41		Agamenon Magalhães (1893–1952)	3 March 1945 (1945-03-03)	29 October 1945 (1945-10-29)	240 days	Getúlio Vargas
42		Antônio de Sampaio Dória (1883–1964)	29 October 1945 (1945-10-29)	31 January 1946 (1946-01-31)	94 days	José Linhares

Fourth Brazilian Republic

Main article: Fourth Brazilian Republic

No.	Portrait	Minister	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party		President
43		Carlos Luz (1894–1961)	31 January 1946 (1946-01-31)	2 October 1946 (1946-10-02)	244 days		PSD	Eurico Gaspar Dutra  (PSD)
44		Benedito Costa Neto (1895–1981)	2 October 1946 (1946-10-02)	7 November 1947 (1947-11-07)	1 year, 36 days		PSD	Eurico Gaspar Dutra  (PSD)
45		Adroaldo Costa (1894–1985)	7 November 1947 (1947-11-07)	1 April 1950 (1950-04-01)	2 years, 145 days		PSD	Eurico Gaspar Dutra  (PSD)
46		Honório Fernandes Monteiro (1894–1968)	1 April 1950 (1950-04-01)	29 June 1950 (1950-06-29)	89 days		PSD	Eurico Gaspar Dutra  (PSD)
47		Junqueira Ayres (1895–1972)	29 June 1950 (1950-06-29)	4 August 1950 (1950-08-04)	36 days		PSD	Eurico Gaspar Dutra  (PSD)
48		José Francisco Bias Fortes (1891–1971)	4 August 1950 (1950-08-04)	31 January 1951 (1951-01-31)	180 days		PSD	Eurico Gaspar Dutra  (PSD)
49		Francisco Negrão de Lima (1901–1981)	31 January 1951 (1951-01-31)	26 June 1953 (1953-06-26)	2 years, 146 days		PSD	Getúlio Vargas  (PTB)
50		Tancredo Neves (1910–1985)	26 June 1953 (1953-06-26)	24 August 1954 (1954-08-24)	1 year, 62 days		PSD	Getúlio Vargas  (PTB)
51		Miguel Seabra Fagundes (1910–1993)	24 August 1954 (1954-08-24)	14 February 1955 (1955-02-14)	174 days		Independent	Café Filho  (PSP)
52		Marcondes Filho (1892–1974)	14 February 1955 (1955-02-14)	18 April 1955 (1955-04-18)	63 days		PTB	Café Filho  (PSP)
53		Prado Kelly (1904–1986)	18 April 1955 (1955-04-18)	11 November 1955 (1955-11-11)	207 days		UDN	Café Filho  (PSP)
54		Francisco de Menezes Pimentel (1887–1973)	11 November 1955 (1955-11-11)	31 January 1956 (1956-01-31)	81 days		PTB	Nereu Ramos  (PSD)
55		Nereu Ramos (1888–1958)	31 January 1956 (1956-01-31)	4 November 1957 (1957-11-04)	1 year, 277 days		PSD	Juscelino Kubitschek  (PSD)
56		Eurico Sales (1910–1959)	4 November 1957 (1957-11-04)	8 July 1958 (1958-07-08)	246 days		PSD	Juscelino Kubitschek  (PSD)
57		Cirilo Júnior (1886–1965)	8 July 1958 (1958-07-08)	31 July 1959 (1959-07-31)	1 year, 23 days		PSD	Juscelino Kubitschek  (PSD)
58		Armando Falcão (1919–2010)	31 July 1959 (1959-07-31)	31 January 1961 (1961-01-31)	1 year, 184 days		PSD	Juscelino Kubitschek  (PSD)
59		Oscar Pedro Horta (1908–1975)	31 January 1961 (1961-01-31)	25 August 1961 (1961-08-25)	206 days		PSP	Jânio Quadros  (PTN)
60		José Martins Rodrigues (1901–1976)	25 August 1961 (1961-08-25)	8 September 1961 (1961-09-08)	14 days		PSD	Ranieri Mazzilli  (PSD)

No.	Portrait	Minister	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party		Prime Minister
–		Tancredo Neves (1910–1985) Acting	8 September 1961 (1961-09-08)	12 October 1961 (1961-10-12)	34 days		PSD	Tancredo Neves  (PSD)
61		Alfredo Nasser (1907–1965)	12 October 1961 (1961-10-12)	12 July 1962 (1962-07-12)	273 days		PSP	Tancredo Neves  (PSD)

No.	Portrait	Minister	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party		President
62		João Mangabeira (1880–1964)	24 January 1963 (1963-01-24)	7 June 1963 (1963-06-07)	134 days		PSB	João Goulart  (PTB)
63		Carlos Molinari Cairoli (1917–2006)	7 June 1963 (1963-06-07)	18 June 1963 (1963-06-18)	11 days		Independent	João Goulart  (PTB)
64		Abelardo Jurema (1914–1999)	18 June 1963 (1963-06-18)	31 March 1964 (1964-03-31)	287 days		PSD	João Goulart  (PTB)

Military Dictatorship (Fifth Brazilian Republic)

Main article: Military Dictatorship in Brazil

No.	Portrait	Minister	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party		President
65		Luís Antônio da Gama e Silva (1913–1979)	4 April 1964 (1964-04-04)	15 April 1964 (1964-04-15)	11 days		UDN	Ranieri Mazzilli  (PSD)
66		Milton Campos (1900–1972)	15 April 1964 (1964-04-15)	11 October 1965 (1965-10-11)	1 year, 179 days		UDN	Castelo Branco  (Military dictatorship)
67		Luís Viana Filho (1908–1990)	11 October 1965 (1965-10-11)	19 October 1965 (1965-10-19)	8 days		ARENA	Castelo Branco  (ARENA)
68		Juracy Magalhães (1905–2001)	19 October 1965 (1965-10-19)	14 January 1966 (1966-01-14)	87 days		ARENA	Castelo Branco  (ARENA)
69		Mem de Azambuja Sá (1905–1989)	14 January 1966 (1966-01-14)	28 June 1966 (1966-06-28)	165 days		ARENA	Castelo Branco  (ARENA)
70		Luís Viana Filho (1908–1990)	28 June 1966 (1966-06-28)	19 July 1966 (1966-07-19)	21 days		ARENA	Castelo Branco  (ARENA)
71		Carlos Medeiros (1907–1983)	19 July 1966 (1966-07-19)	15 March 1967 (1967-03-15)	239 days		ARENA	Castelo Branco  (ARENA)
72		Luís Antônio da Gama e Silva (1913–1979)	15 March 1967 (1967-03-15)	30 October 1969 (1969-10-30)	2 years, 229 days		ARENA	Costa e Silva  (ARENA) Military Junta of 1969  (Military junta)
73		Alfredo Buzaid (1914–1991)	30 October 1969 (1969-10-30)	15 March 1974 (1974-03-15)	4 years, 136 days		ARENA	Emílio Garrastazu Médici  (ARENA)
74		Armando Falcão (1919–2010)	15 March 1974 (1974-03-15)	15 March 1979 (1979-03-15)	5 years, 0 days		ARENA	Ernesto Geisel  (ARENA)
75		Petrônio Portella (1925–1980)	15 March 1979 (1979-03-15)	6 January 1980 (1980-01-06)	297 days		ARENA	João Figueiredo  (ARENA)
76		Golbery do Couto e Silva (1911–1987)	6 January 1980 (1980-01-06)	9 January 1980 (1980-01-09)	3 days		ARENA	João Figueiredo  (ARENA)
77		Ibrahim Abi-Ackel (born 1927)	9 January 1980 (1980-01-09)	15 March 1985 (1985-03-15)	5 years, 65 days		PDS	João Figueiredo  (PDS)

Sixth Brazilian Republic

Main article: Sixth Brazilian Republic

No.	Portrait	Minister	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party		President
78		Fernando Lyra (1938–2013)	15 March 1985 (1985-03-15)	14 February 1986 (1986-02-14)	336 days		MDB	José Sarney  (MDB)
79		Paulo Brossard (1924–2015)	14 February 1986 (1986-02-14)	19 January 1989 (1989-01-19)	2 years, 340 days		MDB	José Sarney  (MDB)
80		Oscar Dias Correia (1921–2005)	19 January 1989 (1989-01-19)	9 August 1989 (1989-08-09)	202 days		Independent	José Sarney  (MDB)
81		Saulo Ramos (1929–2013)	9 August 1989 (1989-08-09)	15 March 1990 (1990-03-15)	218 days		Independent	José Sarney  (MDB)
82		Bernardo Cabral (born 1932)	15 March 1990 (1990-03-15)	13 October 1990 (1990-10-13)	212 days		MDB	Fernando Collor  (PRN)
83		Jarbas Passarinho (1920–2016)	13 October 1990 (1990-10-13)	2 April 1992 (1992-04-02)	1 year, 172 days		PDS	Fernando Collor  (PRN)
84		Célio Borja (1928–2022)	2 April 1992 (1992-04-02)	2 October 1992 (1992-10-02)	183 days		PDS	Fernando Collor  (PRN)
85		Maurício Corrêa (1934–2012)	2 October 1992 (1992-10-02)	5 April 1994 (1994-04-05)	1 year, 185 days		PSDB	Itamar Franco  (MDB)
86		Alexandre Dupeyrat (born 1944)	5 April 1994 (1994-04-05)	1 January 1995 (1995-01-01)	271 days		Independent	Itamar Franco  (MDB)
87		Nelson Jobim (born 1946)	1 January 1995 (1995-01-01)	8 April 1997 (1997-04-08)	2 years, 97 days		MDB	Fernando Henrique Cardoso  (PSDB)
88		Milton Seligman (born 1951)	8 April 1997 (1997-04-08)	22 May 1997 (1997-05-22)	44 days		MDB	Fernando Henrique Cardoso  (PSDB)
89		Iris Rezende (1933–2021)	22 May 1997 (1997-05-22)	1 April 1998 (1998-04-01)	314 days		MDB	Fernando Henrique Cardoso  (PSDB)
90		José de Jesus Filho (1927–2021)	1 April 1998 (1998-04-01)	7 April 1998 (1998-04-07)	6 days		Independent	Fernando Henrique Cardoso  (PSDB)
91		Renan Calheiros (born 1955)	7 April 1998 (1998-04-07)	19 July 1999 (1999-07-19)	1 year, 103 days		MDB	Fernando Henrique Cardoso  (PSDB)
92		José Carlos Dias (born 1939)	19 July 1999 (1999-07-19)	14 April 2000 (2000-04-14)	270 days		Independent	Fernando Henrique Cardoso  (PSDB)
93		José Gregori (1930–2023)	14 April 2000 (2000-04-14)	14 November 2001 (2001-11-14)	1 year, 214 days		MDB	Fernando Henrique Cardoso  (PSDB)
94		Aloysio Nunes (born 1945)	14 November 2001 (2001-11-14)	3 April 2002 (2002-04-03)	140 days		PSDB	Fernando Henrique Cardoso  (PSDB)
95		Miguel Reale Júnior (born 1944)	3 April 2002 (2002-04-03)	10 July 2002 (2002-07-10)	98 days		PSDB	Fernando Henrique Cardoso  (PSDB)
96		Paulo de Tarso Ramos Ribeiro (born 1959)	10 July 2002 (2002-07-10)	1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)	175 days		Independent	Fernando Henrique Cardoso  (PSDB)
97		Márcio Thomaz Bastos (1935–2014)	1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)	16 March 2007 (2007-03-16)	4 years, 74 days		Independent	Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva  (PT)
98		Tarso Genro (born 1947)	16 March 2007 (2007-03-16)	10 February 2010 (2010-02-10)	2 years, 331 days		PT	Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva  (PT)
99		Luiz Paulo Barreto (born 1964)	10 February 2010 (2010-02-10)	1 January 2011 (2011-01-01)	325 days		Independent	Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva  (PT)
100		José Eduardo Cardozo (born 1959)	1 January 2011 (2011-01-01)	3 March 2016 (2016-03-03)	5 years, 62 days		PT	Dilma Rousseff  (PT)
101		Wellington César Lima e Silva (born 1966)	3 March 2016 (2016-03-03)	14 March 2016 (2016-03-14)	11 days		Independent	Dilma Rousseff  (PT)
102		Eugênio Aragão (born 1959)	14 March 2016 (2016-03-14)	12 May 2016 (2016-05-12)	59 days		Independent	Dilma Rousseff  (PT)
103		Alexandre de Moraes (born 1968)	12 May 2016 (2016-05-12)	7 February 2017 (2017-02-07)	271 days		PSDB	Michel Temer  (MDB)
–		José Levi do Amaral (born 1976) Acting	7 February 2017 (2017-02-07)	7 March 2017 (2017-03-07)	28 days		Independent	Michel Temer  (MDB)
104		Osmar Serraglio (born 1948)	7 March 2017 (2017-03-07)	31 May 2017 (2017-05-31)	85 days		MDB	Michel Temer  (MDB)
105		Torquato Jardim (born 1949)	31 May 2017 (2017-05-31)	1 January 2019 (2019-01-01)	1 year, 215 days		Independent	Michel Temer  (MDB)
106		Sergio Moro (born 1972)	1 January 2019 (2019-01-01)	24 April 2020 (2020-04-24)	1 year, 114 days		Independent	Jair Bolsonaro  (PSL)
107		André Mendonça (born 1972)	29 April 2020 (2020-04-29)	29 March 2021 (2021-03-29)	334 days		Independent	Jair Bolsonaro  (Ind)
108		Anderson Torres (born 1976)	29 March 2021 (2021-03-29)	1 January 2023 (2023-01-01)	1 year, 278 days		UNIÃO	Jair Bolsonaro  (PL)
109		Flávio Dino (born 1968)	1 January 2023 (2023-01-01)	1 February 2024 (2024-02-01)	1 year, 31 days		PSB	Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva  (PT)
110		Ricardo Lewandowski (born 1946)	1 February 2024 (2024-02-01)	Incumbent	167 days		Independent	Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva  (PT)

References

1. Ministério da Justiça: Relação de Ministros