| João Batista de Andrade | |
| Office: | Minister of Culture |
| Term Start: | 22 May 2017 |
| Term End: | 16 June 2017 |
| President: | Michel Temer |
| Predecessor: | Roberto Freire |
| Successor: | Sérgio Sá Leitão |
| Birth Date: | 1 December 1939 |
| Birth Place: | Ituiutaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| Party: | Cidadania |
| Profession: | Director, filmmaker |
| Signature: | João Batista (Ministro da Cultura) Assinatura.jpg |
João Batista de Andrade (born 14 December 1939) is a Brazilian film director and screenwriter. He directed more than 20 films between 1967 and 2006. His 1981 film O Homem que Virou Suco won the Golden Prize at the 12th Moscow International Film Festival.[1]
On 22 May 2017, Batista assumed as acting minister of Culture after the resignation of Roberto Freire.[2] Resigned a few weeks later after president Michel Temer involvement in the meat company JBS complaints.[3]