Rodrigo Bacellar

Rodrigo da Silva Bacellar (born 5 April 1980) is a Brazilian politician. He has been a member of the Legislative Assembly of Rio de Janeiro since 2019,^[1] and has served as president of the assembly since 2023.^[2] From 2021 to 2022, he served as secretary of government of Rio de Janeiro.^[3]

Rodrigo Bacellar
Bacellar in 2022
President of the Legislative Assembly of Rio de Janeiro
Incumbent
Assumed office 2 February 2023
Preceded by	André Ceciliano
Secretary of Government of Rio de Janeiro
In office 7 October 2022 – 2 February 2023
Governor	Cláudio Castro
Preceded by	Rafael Thompson
Succeeded by	André Moura
In office 28 May 2021 – 1 April 2022
Governor	Cláudio Castro
Preceded by	André Lazaroni
Succeeded by	Rafael Thompson
State Deputy of Rio de Janeiro
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 February 2023
Constituency	At-large
In office 1 April 2022 – 7 October 2022
Constituency	At-large
In office 1 February 2019 – 28 May 2021
Constituency	At-large
Personal details
Born	(1980-04-05) 5 April 1980 (age 45) Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Party	UNIÃO (since 2024)
Other political affiliations	PT (2001–2005) PTB (2005–2009) PTdoB (2009–2011) PDT (2011–2013) Solidariedade (2013–2016) PMDB (2016–2018) Solidariedade (2018–2022) PL (2022–2024)
Spouse	Manoella Duarte
Alma mater	Estácio de Sá University

On December 3, 2025, Rodrigo Bacellar was arrested by the Brazilian Federal Police during Operation Unha e Carne, suspected of leaking confidential information about another police operation that led to the arrest of then-state deputy TH Joias, associated with the Comando Vermelho.^[4]

The Federal Police indicated that Bacellar had instructed TH Joias to destroy evidence. Five days later, the ALERJ (State Legislative Assembly of Rio de Janeiro) revoked his arrest by a vote of 42 to 21.^[5]