Juscelino Filho

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is dos Santos and the second or paternal family name is Rezende. "Filho" is a generational suffix meaning "son", which is used for someone whose name is the same as their father, like "Jr." in English.

José Juscelino dos Santos Rezende Filho (born 6 November 1984) is a Brazilian physician and politician who had served as Minister of Communications in the cabinet of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva from 2023 to 2025. Affiliated with the Brazil Union party, he has served as a federal deputy for Maranhão since 2015.

Juscelino Filho
Minister of Communications
In office 1 January 2023 – 8 April 2025
President	Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Preceded by	Fábio Faria
Succeeded by	Frederico Siqueira
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 February 2015
Constituency	Maranhão
Personal details
Born	José Juscelino dos Santos Rezende Filho (1984-11-06) 6 November 1984 (age 40) São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil
Political party	UNIÃO (since 2022)
Other political affiliations	PSDB (1997–2000) DEM (2000–2013) PRP (2013–2015) PMB (2015–2016) DEM (2016–2022)
Profession	Physician

Early life and education

Filho in 2020

Born in São Luís, the capital of Maranhão, Juscelino is the son of former state deputy Juscelino Rezende. He received a degree in medicine from the University Center of Maranhão (UNICEUMA) in 2010.^[1]

Career

As a doctor, Filho is specialized in radiology and diagnostic imaging. He formerly served as an assistant secretary in the Maranhão government.^[2]

Federal Deputy from Maranhão

In 2014, Juscelino Filho was elected federal deputy from Maranhão.^[3] On 17 April 2016, he voted in favor of impeaching President Dilma Rousseff. In April 2017, he voted in favor of labor reform.^[4]

Minister of Communications

In December 2022, it was announced that he would serve as Minister of Communications in the second Lula Cabinet.^[5] He resigned on 8 April 2025 after charges of corruption were filed against him over the misuse of public funds in a road paving project in Maranhão when he was a federal deputy.^[6]