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Rodrigo Janot | |
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Prosecutor General of the Republic | |
In office September 17, 2013 –September 18, 2017 | |
Nominated by | Dilma Rousseff |
Preceded by | Roberto Gurgel |
Succeeded by | Raquel Dodge |
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Born | Rodrigo Janot Monteiro de Barros September 15,1956 Belo Horizonte,Minas Gerais,Brazil |
Alma mater | Federal University of Minas Gerais (LLB,LLM) |
Profession | Prosecutor of the Republic (retired) |
Awards | Order of Rio Branco,Grand Cross |
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Rodrigo Janot Monteiro de Barros (born September 15,1956,Belo Horizonte) is a Brazilian jurist who served as the Prosecutor General of the Republic from 2013 to 2017. [1]
Rodrigo Janot graduated with an undergraduate degree in law from the Federal University of Minas Gerais in 1979. He completed a specialization in 1985 and master's degree in 1986,from the same university. From 1987 to 1989,he attended a university in Pisa,Italy,called the Scuola Superiore di Studi Universitari e di Perfezionamento Sant'Anna. [2]
Acted as a private attorney from 1980,until 1984,when he joined the Federal Prosecutor's office as a State Prosecutor. He was promoted to Regional Prosecutor in 1993,and Assistant Attorney General for the Republic,in 2003. He was also the General Secretary of the MPF,from 2003 to 2005. [2]
In 2013,he was chosen by President Dilma Rousseff to replace Roberto Gurgel for the top job (Attorney General of the Republic) at the Attorney General's Office,and took office on September 17,2013. [3]
Attorney Janot won the internal election to return to the role in August 2015. Attorney Janot won the election with more than 300 votes ahead of his second-place competitor. Janot received 288 more votes than in the previous 2013 election. [4]