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Chiquinho Brazão

b. 1962

Brazilian businessman and politician, accused of ordering the murder of councilwoman Marielle Franco

Politician Council member
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About Chiquinho Brazão

Born 1962. Chiquinho Brazão is a Brazilian politician and council member.

João Francisco Inácio Brazão (born 22 February 1962), better known as Chiquinho Brazão, is a Brazilian businessman and politician. In 2025, due to Chiquinho Brazão's health condition, the minister of the Federal Supreme Court, Alexandre de Moraes, granted house arrest. He had been imprisoned in the Campo Grande Federal Penitentiary since 2024.

Assassination of Marielle Franco

On 24 March 2024, Brazão was arrested, alongside his brother Domingos Brazão and chief of police Rivaldo Barbosa, on suspicions of involvement in the assassination of councilwoman Marielle Franco and driver Anderson Gomes.

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Important facts

Born
22 February 1962, Rio de Janeiro
Birth century
20th century
Occupation
Politician, council member
Nationality
Brazil
Positions held
Brazilian federal deputy, Federal deputy of Rio de Janeiro
Also known as
João Francisco Inácio Brazão

People in Chiquinho Brazão's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

Portrait of Marielle Franco
Marielle Franco
1979 – 2018
Sociologist
 Portrait of Alexandre de Moraes
Alexandre de Moraes
b. 1968
Lawyer
 Portrait of Rivaldo
Rivaldo
b. 1972
Association football player
 Portrait of Rivaldo Barbosa
Rivaldo Barbosa
b. 1969
Chief of police
 Portrait of Anderson
Anderson
b. 1988
Association football player
 Portrait of Domingos Brazão
Domingos Brazão
b. 1965
Businessperson
 Portrait of Anderson Gomes
Anderson Gomes
b. 1985
Baseball player

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Chiquinho Brazão's

Portrait of Barry Ramachandra Rao
Barry Ramachandra Rao
1922 – 2005
Physicist
 Portrait of Erving Goffman
Erving Goffman
1922 – 1982
Sociologist
 Portrait of Hans Georg Dehmelt
Hans Georg Dehmelt
1922 – 2017
Physicist
 Portrait of Olga Ladyzhenskaya
Olga Ladyzhenskaya
1922 – 2004
Mathematician
 Portrait of Daniel Gorenstein
Daniel Gorenstein
1923 – 1992
Mathematician
 Portrait of Elizabeth Hawley
Elizabeth Hawley
1923 – 2018
Journalist

Frequently asked questions

Who is Chiquinho Brazão?

Brazilian businessman and politician, accused of ordering the murder of councilwoman Marielle Franco

When was Chiquinho Brazão born?

Chiquinho Brazão was born on 22 February 1962 in Rio de Janeiro.

What is Chiquinho Brazão's occupation?

Chiquinho Brazão is a politician and council member.

What nationality is Chiquinho Brazão?

Chiquinho Brazão is Brazilian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Chiquinho Brazão

· Wikidata: Q58997373

· DBpedia: Chiquinho Brazão

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