Juscelino Filho: who is the Minister of Communications in the new Lula government?

By Gabriela Gonçalves / 18/01/2023 / 1 minute reading

The re-elected federal deputy Juscelino Filho (União-MA) was chosen by President Lula to command the Ministry of Communications in the PT member's third term. Find out more about the life and political career of the new minister.

Who is Juscelino Filho?

Juscelino Filho He is from São Luís, in Maranhão. He has a degree in medicine, specializing in radiology and diagnostic imaging.

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He was elected to be a federal deputy in 2014, having been re-elected in 2018 and in this year's general elections.

In his first term (2015 to 2018), he was leader of the Progressive Republican Party. In this second term, he was president of the Parliamentary Ethics and Decorum Council, in addition to coordinating the Maranhão bench.

He is the son of Juscelino Rezende, who was mayor for two terms in the Maranhão city of Vitorino Freire (1997 to 2000 and 2001 to 2004). His father was also a state deputy for three terms, in addition to being assistant secretary of Maranhão in the Luiz Rocha Government.

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