| Ronaldo Fonseca | |
| Office: | General Secretary of the Presidency |
| Term Start: | 28 May 2018 |
| Term End: | 31 December 2018 |
| President: | Michel Temer |
| Predecessor: | Moreira Franco |
| Successor: | Gustavo Bebianno |
| Office1: | Federal Deputy for the Federal District |
| Term Start1: | 1 February 2011 |
| Term End1: | 28 May 2018 |
| Birth Name: | Ronaldo Fonseca de Souza |
| Birth Date: | 4 April 1959 |
| Birth Place: | Volta Redonda, RJ, Brazil |
| Party: | REP |
| Mother: | Geni Fonseca |
| Father: | Orlando Mariano de Souza |
| Profession: | Lawyer |
| Education: | Euro American University Center |
Ronaldo Fonseca de Souza (born 4 April 1959 in Volta Redonda) is a Brazilian lawyer and politician, member of the Republicans (REP). He was elected Federal Deputy from Distrito Federal in 2010, and was appointed by president Michel Temer as Secretary-General of the Presidency of Brazil.[1] Fonseca is also a pastor of the Assembleias de Deus church.[2]
In December 2013, deputy Ronaldo Fonseca defended the reduction of taxes in Brazil. Ronaldo is author of a proposal of amendment of the Constitution which extend tax immunity of churches, political parties, and other institutions.[3]
In 2015, Ronaldo supported the reduction of criminal majority, along with resocialization.[4]
In 2016, was reporter, in the Chamber of Deputies' Ethics Council, of an appeal of deputy Eduardo Cunha, denounced in the Operation Car Wash and who had a voting favorable for his removal from the Chamber. Considered Cunha's ally, Fonseca presented a 69 pages report asking for a new voting.[5]
In August 2017, voted for the rejection of the denounce of passive corruption against president Temer, which approval rating was the worse since the military dictatorship.[6] [7] On 28 May 2018, took office as new Secretary-General of the Presidency of the government Michel Temer.[1]