| Celso Brant | |
| Predecessor3: | Clóvis Salgado |
| Office3: | Minister of Education |
| Successor3: | Nereu Ramos |
| Term End3: | 3 October 1956 |
| Term Start3: | 30 April 1956 |
| Death Place: | Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| Birth Date: | 16 December 1920 |
| Party: | AVANTE (1999-2004) |
| Birth Place: | Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| Term Start2: | 1 February 1959 |
| Term End2: | 31 December 1963 |
| Office2: | Federal Deputy for Minas Gerais |
| Term Start1: | 1 January 1993 |
| Term End1: | 31 December 1996 |
| Office1: | Alderman of Belo Horizonte |
| President3: | Juscelino Kubitschek |
| Office: | National President of the National Mobilization Party |
| Predecessor: | Position established |
| Successor: | Oscar Noronha Filho |
| Term Start: | April 21, 1984 |
| Term End: | June 1999 |
| Otherparty: | PMN (1985-1999) PTB (1981–1985) PR (1954–1964) |
Celso Teixeira Brant (December 16, 1920 - April 24, 2004) was a Brazilian jurist, university professor of the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), writer and politician. He was the National Mobilization Party (PMN) candidate for President of Brazil in the 1989 General Election.[1]
For being Clóvis Salgado's cabinet chief, he became the acting Minister of Education between April and October 1956.[2]
In the 1958 Legislative Elections he was elected Federal Deputy from Minas Gerais by the Republican Party (PR), adhering to the National Parliamentary Group.[3]
Brant was nominated and ran for President of Brazil in the 1989 General Election by National Mobilization Party (PMN), receiving 109,909 votes or 0,16% of the valid votes. In the 1992 Municipal Elections he was elected Alderman of Belo Horizonte also by the PMN.[4]