Post: | Prosecutor General of the Republic |
Incumbent: | Paulo Gonet Branco |
Incumbentsince: | 18 December 2023 |
Department: | Public Prosecutor's Office |
Style: | Mr. or Madam Prosecutor General (informal) The Most Excellent Prosecutor General (formal) |
Seat: | Supreme Federal Court Building and Public Prosecutor's Office Head Office |
Appointer: | The President |
Appointer Qualified: | with Senate advice and consent |
Termlength: | Two years |
Termlength Qualified: | renewable once |
First: | José Júlio de Albuquerque Barros |
Formation: | 3 March 1891 |
The Prosecutor General of the Republic (Portuguese: Procurador-Geral da República) is the head of the Brazilian Federal Prosecution Office, an autonomous agency in charge of criminal prosecution and the defense of society in general. The Prosecutor General heads a group of independent prosecutors (Portuguese: Procuradores da República), who work to investigate and prosecute criminal, labor, and civil offenses committed against society. It is a position appointed by the President of the Republic and the nomination must be approved by the Federal Senate.
Paulo Gustavo Gonet Branco has been the Prosecutor General of Brazil since 18 December 2023.[1]