# List of ministers of justice of Brazil

This is a list of ministers of justice of Brazil.

## Empire of Brazil
### Reign of Pedro I

| No. | Minister | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Monarch |
| 1 | Caetano de Miranda Montenegro, Marquis of Vila Real da Praia Grande (1748–1827) | 3 July 1822 (1822-07-03) | 28 October 1822 (1822-10-28) | 117 days | Pedro I of Brazil |
| 2 | Sebastião Luís Tinoco da Silva (1758–1839) | 28 October 1822 (1822-10-28) | 30 October 1822 (1822-10-30) | 2 days | Pedro I of Brazil |
| 3 | Caetano de Miranda Montenegro, Marquis of Vila Real da Praia Grande (1748–1827) | 30 October 1822 (1822-10-30) | 10 November 1823 (1823-11-10) | 1 year, 11 days | Pedro I of Brazil |
| 4 | Clemente Ferreira França, Marquis of Nazaré (1774–1827) | 10 November 1823 (1823-11-10) | 21 November 1825 (1825-11-21) | 2 years, 11 days | Pedro I of Brazil |
| 5 | Sebastião Luís Tinoco da Silva (1758–1839) | 21 November 1825 (1825-11-21) | 21 November 1826 (1826-11-21) | 1 year, 0 days | Pedro I of Brazil |
| 6 | José Joaquim Carneiro de Campos, Marquis of Caravelas (1768–1836) | 21 November 1826 (1826-11-21) | 15 January 1827 (1827-01-15) | 55 days | Pedro I of Brazil |
| 7 | Clemente Ferreira França, Marquis of Nazaré (1774–1827) | 15 January 1827 (1827-01-15) | 11 March 1827 (1827-03-11) | 55 days | Pedro I of Brazil |
| 8 | José Feliciano Fernandes Pinheiro, Viscount of São Leopoldo (1774–1847) | 11 March 1827 (1827-03-11) | 18 May 1827 (1827-05-18) | 68 days | Pedro I of Brazil |
| 9 | Estêvão Ribeiro de Resende, Marquis of Valença (1777–1856) | 18 May 1827 (1827-05-18) | 20 November 1827 (1827-11-20) | 186 days | Pedro I of Brazil |
| 10 | Lúcio Soares Teixeira (1792–1838) | 20 November 1827 (1827-11-20) | 18 June 1828 (1828-06-18) | 211 days | Pedro I of Brazil |
| 11 | José Clemente Pereira (1787–1854) | 18 June 1828 (1828-06-18) | 25 September 1828 (1828-09-25) | 99 days | Pedro I of Brazil |
| 12 | José Bernardino de Almeida (1783–1861) | 25 September 1828 (1828-09-25) | 22 November 1828 (1828-11-22) | 58 days | Pedro I of Brazil |
| 13 | Lúcio Soares Teixeira (1792–1838) | 22 November 1828 (1828-11-22) | 4 December 1829 (1829-12-04) | 1 year, 12 days | Pedro I of Brazil |
| 14 | João Inácio da Cunha, Viscount of Alcântara (1781–1834) | 4 December 1829 (1829-12-04) | 19 March 1831 (1831-03-19) | 1 year, 105 days | Pedro I of Brazil |
| 15 | Manuel de Sousa França (1780–1856) | 19 March 1831 (1831-03-19) | 5 April 1831 (1831-04-05) | 17 days | Pedro I of Brazil |
| 16 | João Inácio da Cunha, Viscount of Alcântara (1781–1834) | 5 April 1831 (1831-04-05) | 7 April 1831 (1831-04-07) | 0 days | Pedro I of Brazil |

### Regency period

| No. | Minister | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Regent |
| 17 | Manuel de Sousa França (1780–1856) | 7 April 1831 (1831-04-07) | 5 July 1831 (1831-07-05) | 89 days | Provisional Triumviral Regency Permanent Triumviral Regency |
| 18 | Diogo Feijó (1784–1843) | 5 July 1831 (1831-07-05) | 3 August 1832 (1832-08-03) | 1 year, 29 days | Permanent Triumviral Regency |
| 19 | Pedro de Araújo Lima, Marquis of Olinda (1793–1870) | 3 August 1832 (1832-08-03) | 13 September 1832 (1832-09-13) | 41 days | Permanent Triumviral Regency |
| 20 | Honório Hermeto Carneiro Leão, Marquis of Paraná (1801–1856) | 13 September 1832 (1832-09-13) | 14 May 1833 (1833-05-14) | 243 days | Permanent Triumviral Regency |
| 21 | Cândido José de Araújo Viana, Marquis of Sapucaí (1793–1875) | 14 May 1833 (1833-05-14) | 4 June 1833 (1833-06-04) | 21 days | Permanent Triumviral Regency |
| 22 | Aureliano Coutinho, Viscount of Sepetiba (1800–1855) | 4 June 1833 (1833-06-04) | 16 January 1835 (1835-01-16) | 1 year, 226 days | Permanent Triumviral Regency |
| 23 | Manuel Alves Branco, 2nd Viscount of Caravelas (1797–1855) | 16 January 1835 (1835-01-16) | 14 October 1835 (1835-10-14) | 271 days | Permanent Triumviral Regency |
| 24 | Antonio Paulino Limpo de Abreu, Viscount of Abaeté (1798–1883) | 14 October 1835 (1835-10-14) | 3 June 1836 (1836-06-03) | 233 days | Diogo Feijó |
| 25 | Gustavo Adolfo de Aguilar Pantoja (1798–1867) | 3 June 1836 (1836-06-03) | 16 May 1837 (1837-05-16) | 347 days | Diogo Feijó |
| 26 | Francisco Jê Acaiaba de Montezuma, Viscount of Jequitinhonha (1794–1870) | 16 May 1837 (1837-05-16) | 19 September 1837 (1837-09-19) | 126 days | Diogo Feijó |
| 27 | Bernardo Pereira de Vasconcelos (1795–1850) | 19 September 1837 (1837-09-19) | 16 April 1839 (1839-04-16) | 1 year, 209 days | Pedro de Araújo Lima, Marquis of Olinda |
| 28 | Francisco de Paula Almeida e Albuquerque (1792–1869) | 16 April 1839 (1839-04-16) | 1 September 1839 (1839-09-01) | 138 days | Pedro de Araújo Lima, Marquis of Olinda |
| 29 | Francisco Ramiro de Assis Coelho | 1 September 1839 (1839-09-01) | 18 May 1840 (1840-05-18) | 260 days | Pedro de Araújo Lima, Marquis of Olinda |
| 30 | José Antônio da Silva Maia (1789–1853) | 18 May 1840 (1840-05-18) | 23 May 1840 (1840-05-23) | 5 days | Pedro de Araújo Lima, Marquis of Olinda |
| 31 | Paulino Soares de Sousa, 1st Viscount of Uruguai (1807–1866) | 23 May 1840 (1840-05-23) | 24 July 1840 (1840-07-24) | 62 days | Pedro de Araújo Lima, Marquis of Olinda |

### Reign of Pedro II

| No. | Minister | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | Monarch |
| 32 | Antonio Paulino Limpo de Abreu, Viscount of Abaeté (1798–1883) | 24 July 1840 (1840-07-24) | 23 March 1841 (1841-03-23) | 242 days | Conservative | Pedro II of Brazil |
| 33 | Paulino Soares de Sousa, 1st Viscount of Uruguai (1807–1866) | 23 March 1841 (1841-03-23) | 20 January 1843 (1843-01-20) | 1 year, 303 days | Conservative | Pedro II of Brazil |
| 34 | Honório Hermeto Carneiro Leão, Marquis of Paraná (1801–1856) | 20 January 1843 (1843-01-20) | 2 February 1844 (1844-02-02) | 1 year, 13 days | Conservative | Pedro II of Brazil |
| 35 | Manuel Alves Branco, 2nd Viscount of Caravelas (1797–1855) | 2 February 1844 (1844-02-02) | 23 May 1844 (1844-05-23) | 111 days | Liberal | Pedro II of Brazil |
| 36 | Manuel Antônio Galvão (1791–1850) | 23 May 1844 (1844-05-23) | 26 May 1845 (1845-05-26) | 1 year, 3 days | Conservative | Pedro II of Brazil |
| 37 | José Carlos Pereira de Almeida Torres, Viscount of Macaé (1799–1850) | 26 May 1845 (1845-05-26) | 29 September 1845 (1845-09-29) | 126 days | Liberal | Pedro II of Brazil |
| 38 | Antonio Paulino Limpo de Abreu, Viscount of Abaeté (1798–1883) | 29 September 1845 (1845-09-29) | 2 May 1846 (1846-05-02) | 215 days | Conservative | Pedro II of Brazil |
| 39 | Joaquim Marcelino de Brito (1799–1879) | 2 May 1846 (1846-05-02) | 5 May 1846 (1846-05-05) | 3 days | Conservative | Pedro II of Brazil |
| 40 | José Joaquim Fernandes Torres (1797–1869) | 5 May 1846 (1846-05-05) | 17 May 1847 (1847-05-17) | 1 year, 12 days | Liberal | Pedro II of Brazil |
| 41 | Caetano Lopes Gama, Viscount of Maranguape (1795–1864) | 17 May 1847 (1847-05-17) | 22 May 1847 (1847-05-22) | 5 days | Conservative | Pedro II of Brazil |
| No. | Minister | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | Prime Minister |
| 42 | Nicolau Pereira de Campos Vergueiro (1778–1859) | 22 May 1847 (1847-05-22) | 1 January 1848 (1848-01-01) | 224 days | Liberal | Manuel Alves Branco, 2nd Viscount of Caravelas (Liberal) |
| 43 | Saturnino de Sousa e Oliveira Coutinho (1803–1848) | 1 January 1848 (1848-01-01) | 29 January 1848 (1848-01-29) | 28 days | Conservative | Manuel Alves Branco, 2nd Viscount of Caravelas (Liberal) |
| 44 | José Antônio Pimenta Bueno, Marquis of São Vicente (1803–1878) | 29 January 1848 (1848-01-29) | 31 May 1848 (1848-05-31) | 123 days | Conservative | Manuel Alves Branco, 2nd Viscount of Caravelas (Liberal) José Carlos Pereira de Almeida Torres, Viscount of Macaé (Liberal) |
| 45 | Antônio Manuel de Campos Melo (1809–1878) | 31 May 1848 (1848-05-31) | 29 September 1848 (1848-09-29) | 121 days | Liberal | Francisco de Paula Sousa e Melo (Liberal) |
| 46 | Eusébio de Queirós (1812–1868) | 29 September 1848 (1848-09-29) | 11 May 1852 (1852-05-11) | 3 years, 225 days | Conservative | Pedro de Araújo Lima, Marquis of Olinda (Conservative) José da Costa Carvalho, Marquis of Monte Alegre (Conservative) |
| 47 | José Ildefonso de Sousa Ramos, Viscount of Jaguari (1812–1883) | 11 May 1852 (1852-05-11) | 14 June 1853 (1853-06-14) | 1 year, 34 days | Conservative | Joaquim Rodrigues Torres, Viscount of Itaboraí (Conservative) |
| 48 | Luís Antônio Barbosa (1805–1860) | 14 June 1853 (1853-06-14) | 6 September 1853 (1853-09-06) | 84 days | Conservative | Joaquim Rodrigues Torres, Viscount of Itaboraí (Conservative) |
| 49 | José Tomás Nabuco de Araújo (1813–1878) | 6 September 1853 (1853-09-06) | 4 May 1857 (1857-05-04) | 3 years, 240 days | Liberal | Honório Hermeto Carneiro Leão, Marquis of Paraná (Conservative) Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias (Conservative) |
| 50 | Francisco Diogo Pereira de Vasconcellos (1812–1863) | 4 May 1857 (1857-05-04) | 12 December 1858 (1858-12-12) | 1 year, 222 days | Conservative | Pedro de Araújo Lima, Marquis of Olinda (Conservative) |
| 51 | José Tomás Nabuco de Araújo (1813–1878) | 12 December 1858 (1858-12-12) | 21 March 1859 (1859-03-21) | 99 days | Liberal | Antonio Paulino Limpo de Abreu, Viscount of Abaeté (Conservative) |
| 52 | Manuel Vieira Tosta, Marquis of Muritiba (1807–1896) | 21 March 1859 (1859-03-21) | 10 August 1859 (1859-08-10) | 142 days | Liberal | Antonio Paulino Limpo de Abreu, Viscount of Abaeté (Conservative) |
| 53 | João Lustosa da Cunha Paranaguá, Marquis of Paranaguá (1821–1912) | 10 August 1859 (1859-08-10) | 3 March 1861 (1861-03-03) | 1 year, 205 days | Liberal | Ângelo Moniz da Silva Ferraz, Baron of Uruguaiana (Conservative) |
| 54 | Francisco de Paula Negreiros de Saião Lobato, Viscount of Niterói (1815–1884) | 3 March 1861 (1861-03-03) | 24 May 1862 (1862-05-24) | 1 year, 82 days | Conservative | Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias (Conservative) |
| 55 | Francisco José Furtado (1818–1870) | 24 May 1862 (1862-05-24) | 30 May 1862 (1862-05-30) | 6 days | Liberal | Zacarias de Góis e Vasconcelos (Progressive League) |
| 56 | Caetano Maria Lopes Gama, Viscount of Maranguape (1795–1864) | 30 May 1862 (1862-05-30) | 2 June 1863 (1863-06-02) | 1 year, 3 days | Conservative | Pedro de Araújo Lima, Marquis of Olinda (Progressive League) |
| 57 | João Lins Cansanção, Viscount of Sinimbu (1810–1906) | 2 June 1863 (1863-06-02) | 15 January 1864 (1864-01-15) | 227 days | Liberal | Pedro de Araújo Lima, Marquis of Olinda (Progressive League) |
| 58 | Zacarias de Góis e Vasconcelos (1815–1877) | 15 January 1864 (1864-01-15) | 31 August 1864 (1864-08-31) | 229 days | Progressive League | Zacarias de Góis e Vasconcelos (Progressive League) |
| 59 | Francisco José Furtado (1818–1870) | 31 August 1864 (1864-08-31) | 12 May 1865 (1865-05-12) | 254 days | Liberal | Francisco José Furtado (Liberal) |
| 60 | José Tomás Nabuco de Araújo (1813–1878) | 12 May 1865 (1865-05-12) | 3 August 1866 (1866-08-03) | 1 year, 83 days | Liberal | Pedro de Araújo Lima, Marquis of Olinda (Liberal) |
| 61 | João Lustosa da Cunha Paranaguá, Marquis of Paranaguá (1821–1912) | 3 August 1866 (1866-08-03) | 27 October 1866 (1866-10-27) | 85 days | Liberal | Zacarias de Góis e Vasconcelos (Liberal) |
| 62 | Martim Francisco Ribeiro de Andrada (1825–1886) | 27 October 1866 (1866-10-27) | 16 July 1868 (1868-07-16) | 1 year, 263 days | Conservative | Zacarias de Góis e Vasconcelos (Liberal) |
| 63 | José de Alencar (1829–1877) | 16 July 1868 (1868-07-16) | 10 January 1870 (1870-01-10) | 1 year, 178 days | Conservative | Joaquim Rodrigues Torres, Viscount of Itaboraí (Conservative) |
| 64 | Joaquim Otávio Nébias (1811–1872) | 10 January 1870 (1870-01-10) | 9 June 1870 (1870-06-09) | 150 days | Conservative | Joaquim Rodrigues Torres, Viscount of Itaboraí (Conservative) |
| 65 | Manuel Vieira Tosta, Marquis of Muritiba (1807–1896) | 9 June 1870 (1870-06-09) | 29 September 1870 (1870-09-29) | 112 days | Liberal | Joaquim Rodrigues Torres, Viscount of Itaboraí (Conservative) |
| 66 | José Ildefonso de Sousa Ramos, Viscount of Jaguari (1812–1883) | 29 September 1870 (1870-09-29) | 7 March 1871 (1871-03-07) | 159 days | Conservative | José Antônio Pimenta Bueno, Marquis of São Vicente (Conservative) |
| 67 | Francisco de Paula Negreiros de Saião Lobato, Viscount of Niterói (1815–1884) | 7 March 1871 (1871-03-07) | 20 April 1872 (1872-04-20) | 1 year, 44 days | Conservative | José Paranhos, Baron of Rio Branco (Conservative) |
| 68 | Manuel Antônio Duarte de Azevedo (1831–1912) | 20 April 1872 (1872-04-20) | 25 June 1875 (1875-06-25) | 3 years, 66 days | Conservative | José Paranhos, Baron of Rio Branco (Conservative) |
| 69 | Diogo Cavalcanti de Albuquerque, Viscount of Cavalcanti (1829–1899) | 25 June 1875 (1875-06-25) | 15 February 1877 (1877-02-15) | 1 year, 235 days | Conservative | Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias (Conservative) |
| 70 | Francisco Januário da Gama Cerqueira (1827–1889) | 15 February 1877 (1877-02-15) | 5 January 1878 (1878-01-05) | 324 days | Liberal | Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias (Conservative) |
| 71 | Lafayette Rodrigues Pereira (1834–1917) | 5 January 1878 (1878-01-05) | 28 March 1880 (1880-03-28) | 2 years, 83 days | Liberal | João Lins Cansanção, Viscount of Sinimbu (Liberal) |
| 72 | Manuel Pinto de Sousa Dantas (1831–1894) | 28 March 1880 (1880-03-28) | 21 January 1882 (1882-01-21) | 1 year, 299 days | Liberal | José Antônio Saraiva (Liberal) |
| 73 | Rodolfo Epifânio de Sousa Dantas (1854–1901) | 21 January 1882 (1882-01-21) | 1 February 1882 (1882-02-01) | 11 days | Liberal | Martinho Álvares da Silva Campos (Liberal) |
| 74 | Manuel da Silva Mafra (1831–1907) | 1 February 1882 (1882-02-01) | 3 July 1882 (1882-07-03) | 152 days | Liberal | Martinho Álvares da Silva Campos (Liberal) |
| 75 | João Ferreira de Moura (1830–1912) | 3 July 1882 (1882-07-03) | 24 May 1883 (1883-05-24) | 325 days | Conservative | João Lustosa da Cunha Paranaguá, Marquis of Paranaguá (Liberal) |
| 76 | Francisco Prisco de Sousa Paraíso (1840–1895) | 24 May 1883 (1883-05-24) | 6 June 1884 (1884-06-06) | 1 year, 13 days | Liberal | Lafayette Rodrigues Pereira (Liberal) |
| 77 | Francisco Maria Sodré Pereira (1839–1903) | 6 June 1884 (1884-06-06) | 6 May 1885 (1885-05-06) | 334 days | Conservative | Manuel Pinto de Sousa Dantas (Liberal) |
| 78 | Afonso Pena (1847–1909) | 6 May 1885 (1885-05-06) | 20 August 1885 (1885-08-20) | 106 days | Liberal | José Antônio Saraiva (Liberal) |
| 79 | Joaquim Delfino Ribeiro da Luz (1824–1903) | 20 August 1885 (1885-08-20) | 10 May 1887 (1887-05-10) | 1 year, 263 days | Conservative | João Maurício Vanderlei, Baron of Cotegipe (Conservative) |
| 80 | Samuel Wallace MacDowell (1843–1908) | 10 May 1887 (1887-05-10) | 10 March 1888 (1888-03-10) | 305 days | Conservative | João Maurício Vanderlei, Baron of Cotegipe (Conservative) |
| 81 | Antônio Ferreira Viana (1833–1903) | 10 March 1888 (1888-03-10) | 4 January 1889 (1889-01-04) | 300 days | Conservative | João Alfredo Correia de Oliveira (Conservative) |
| 82 | Francisco de Assis Rosa e Silva (1857–1929) | 4 January 1889 (1889-01-04) | 7 June 1889 (1889-06-07) | 154 days | Conservative | João Alfredo Correia de Oliveira (Conservative) |
| 83 | Cândido Maria de Oliveira (1845–1919) | 7 June 1889 (1889-06-07) | 15 November 1889 (1889-11-15) | 161 days | Liberal | Afonso Celso, Viscount of Ouro Preto (Liberal) |

## Republican period
### First Brazilian Republic

| No. | Minister | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | President |
| – | Ruy Barbosa (1849–1923) Acting | 15 November 1889 (1889-11-15) | 18 November 1889 (1889-11-18) | 3 days | PRP | Deodoro da Fonseca (Ind) |
| 1 | Campos Sales (1841–1913) | 18 November 1889 (1889-11-18) | 22 January 1891 (1891-01-22) | 1 year, 65 days | PRP | Deodoro da Fonseca (Ind) |
| 2 | Henrique Pereira de Lucena (1835–1913) Acting | 22 January 1891 (1891-01-22) | 22 May 1891 (1891-05-22) | 120 days | PR Federal | Deodoro da Fonseca (Ind) |
| 3 | Antônio Luís Afonso de Carvalho (1828–1892) | 22 May 1891 (1891-05-22) | 23 November 1891 (1891-11-23) | 184 days | PR Federal | Floriano Peixoto (Ind) |
| – | José Higino Duarte Pereira (1847–1901) Acting | 23 November 1891 (1891-11-23) | 10 February 1892 (1892-02-10) | 79 days | Independent | Floriano Peixoto (Ind) |
| 4 | Fernando Lobo Leite Pereira (1851–1918) | 10 February 1892 (1892-02-10) | 8 December 1893 (1893-12-08) | 1 year, 301 days | PR Federal | Floriano Peixoto (Ind) |
| 5 | Alexandre Cassiano do Nascimento (1856–1912) | 8 December 1893 (1893-12-08) | 15 November 1894 (1894-11-15) | 342 days | PRR | Floriano Peixoto (Ind) |
| 6 | Antônio Gonçalves Ferreira (1846–1931) | 15 November 1894 (1894-11-15) | 30 August 1896 (1896-08-30) | 1 year, 289 days | PR | Prudente de Morais (PR Federal) |
| 7 | Alberto Torres (1865–1917) | 30 August 1896 (1896-08-30) | 7 January 1897 (1897-01-07) | 130 days | PRF | Prudente de Morais (PR Federal) |
| 8 | Bernardino de Campos (1841–1915) | 7 January 1897 (1897-01-07) | 19 January 1897 (1897-01-19) | 10 days | PRP | Prudente de Morais (PR Federal) |
| 9 | Amaro Cavalcanti (1849–1922) | 17 January 1897 (1897-01-17) | 15 November 1898 (1898-11-15) | 1 year, 302 days | PR Federal | Prudente de Morais (PR Federal) |
| 10 | Epitácio Pessoa (1865–1942) | 15 November 1898 (1898-11-15) | 6 August 1901 (1901-08-06) | 2 years, 264 days | PRM | Campos Sales (PRP) |
| 11 | Sabino Barroso (1859–1919) | 6 August 1901 (1901-08-06) | 15 November 1902 (1902-11-15) | 1 year, 101 days | PRM | Campos Sales (PRP) |
| 12 | J. J. Seabra (1855–1942) | 15 November 1902 (1902-11-15) | 28 May 1906 (1906-05-28) | 3 years, 194 days | PR | Rodrigues Alves (PRP) |
| 13 | Félix Gaspar (1865–1907) | 28 May 1906 (1906-05-28) | 15 November 1906 (1906-11-15) | 171 days | Independent | Rodrigues Alves (PRP) |
| 14 | Augusto Tavares de Lira (1872–1958) | 15 November 1906 (1906-11-15) | 18 June 1909 (1909-06-18) | 2 years, 215 days | PRC | Afonso Pena (PRM) Nilo Peçanha (PRF) |
| 15 | Esmeraldino Bandeira (1865–1928) | 18 June 1909 (1909-06-18) | 15 November 1910 (1910-11-15) | 1 year, 150 days | PRF | Nilo Peçanha (PRF) |
| 16 | Rivadávia Correia (1866–1920) | 15 November 1910 (1910-11-15) | 12 August 1913 (1913-08-12) | 2 years, 270 days | PRF | Hermes da Fonseca (PRC) |
| 17 | Herculano de Freitas (1865–1926) | 12 August 1913 (1913-08-12) | 15 November 1914 (1914-11-15) | 1 year, 95 days | PRP | Hermes da Fonseca (PRC) |
| 18 | Carlos Maximiliano (1873–1960) | 15 November 1914 (1914-11-15) | 15 November 1918 (1918-11-15) | 4 years, 0 days | PRR | Venceslau Brás (PRM) |
| 19 | Amaro Cavalcanti (1849–1922) | 15 November 1918 (1918-11-15) | 21 November 1918 (1918-11-21) | 6 days | PRF | Delfim Moreira (PRM) |
| 20 | Urbano Santos (1859–1922) | 21 November 1918 (1918-11-21) | 28 July 1919 (1919-07-28) | 249 days | PRM | Delfim Moreira (PRM) |
| 21 | Alfredo Pinto (1863–1923) | 28 July 1919 (1919-07-28) | 3 September 1921 (1921-09-03) | 2 years, 37 days | Independent | Epitácio Pessoa (PRM) |
| 22 | Joaquim Ferreira Chaves (1852–1937) | 3 September 1921 (1921-09-03) | 15 November 1922 (1922-11-15) | 1 year, 73 days | PR Federal | Epitácio Pessoa (PRM) |
| 23 | João Luís Alves (1870–1925) | 15 November 1922 (1922-11-15) | 20 January 1925 (1925-01-20) | 2 years, 66 days | PRP | Artur Bernardes (PRM) |
| 24 | Aníbal Freire da Fonseca (1884–1970) | 20 January 1925 (1925-01-20) | 5 February 1925 (1925-02-05) | 16 days | PRF | Artur Bernardes (PRM) |
| 25 | Afonso Pena Júnior (1879–1968) | 5 February 1925 (1925-02-05) | 15 November 1926 (1926-11-15) | 1 year, 283 days | PRF | Artur Bernardes (PRM) |
| 26 | Augusto Viana do Castelo (1874–1953) | 15 November 1926 (1926-11-15) | 24 October 1930 (1930-10-24) | 3 years, 343 days | PRF | Washington Luís (PRP) |

### Vargas Era

| No. | Minister | Took office | Left office | Time in office | President |
| 27 | Gabriel Loureiro Bernardes (1890–1935) | 24 October 1930 (1930-10-24) | 26 October 1930 (1930-10-26) | 2 days | Military Junta of 1930 |
| 28 | Afrânio de Melo Franco (1870–1943) | 26 October 1930 (1930-10-26) | 3 November 1930 (1930-11-03) | 8 days | Getúlio Vargas |
| 29 | Oswaldo Aranha (1894–1960) | 3 November 1930 (1930-11-03) | 21 December 1931 (1931-12-21) | 1 year, 48 days | Getúlio Vargas |
| 30 | Maurício Cardoso (1888–1938) | 21 December 1931 (1931-12-21) | 4 March 1932 (1932-03-04) | 74 days | Getúlio Vargas |
| 31 | Francisco Campos (1891–1968) | 4 March 1932 (1932-03-04) | 17 September 1932 (1932-09-17) | 197 days | Getúlio Vargas |
| 32 | Afrânio de Melo Franco (1870–1943) | 17 September 1932 (1932-09-17) | 7 November 1932 (1932-11-07) | 51 days | Getúlio Vargas |
| 33 | Francisco Antunes Maciel Júnior (1879–1966) | 7 November 1932 (1932-11-07) | 24 July 1934 (1934-07-24) | 1 year, 259 days | Getúlio Vargas |
| 34 | Vicente Rao (1892–1978) | 24 July 1934 (1934-07-24) | 7 January 1937 (1937-01-07) | 2 years, 167 days | Getúlio Vargas |
| 35 | Agamenon Magalhães (1893–1952) | 7 January 1937 (1937-01-07) | 3 June 1937 (1937-06-03) | 147 days | Getúlio Vargas |
| 36 | José Carlos de Macedo Soares (1883–1968) | 3 June 1937 (1937-06-03) | 10 November 1937 (1937-11-10) | 160 days | Getúlio Vargas |
| 37 | Francisco Campos (1891–1968) | 10 November 1937 (1937-11-10) | 17 July 1942 (1942-07-17) | 4 years, 249 days | Getúlio Vargas |
| 38 | Marcondes Filho (1892–1974) | 17 July 1942 (1942-07-17) | 23 February 1943 (1943-02-23) | 221 days | Getúlio Vargas |
| 39 | Fernando Antunes (1887–1950) | 23 February 1943 (1943-02-23) | 27 March 1943 (1943-03-27) | 32 days | Getúlio Vargas |
| 40 | Marcondes Filho (1892–1974) | 27 March 1943 (1943-03-27) | 3 March 1945 (1945-03-03) | 1 year, 341 days | Getúlio Vargas |
| 41 | Agamenon Magalhães (1893–1952) | 3 March 1945 (1945-03-03) | 29 October 1945 (1945-10-29) | 240 days | Getúlio Vargas |
| 42 | Antônio de Sampaio Dória (1883–1964) | 29 October 1945 (1945-10-29) | 31 January 1946 (1946-01-31) | 94 days | José Linhares |

### Fourth Brazilian Republic

| No. | Minister | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | President |
| 43 | Carlos Luz (1894–1961) | 31 January 1946 (1946-01-31) | 2 October 1946 (1946-10-02) | 244 days | PSD | Eurico Gaspar Dutra (PSD) |
| 44 | Benedito Costa Neto (1895–1981) | 2 October 1946 (1946-10-02) | 7 November 1947 (1947-11-07) | 1 year, 36 days | PSD | Eurico Gaspar Dutra (PSD) |
| 45 | Adroaldo Costa (1894–1985) | 7 November 1947 (1947-11-07) | 1 April 1950 (1950-04-01) | 2 years, 145 days | PSD | Eurico Gaspar Dutra (PSD) |
| 46 | Honório Fernandes Monteiro (1894–1968) | 1 April 1950 (1950-04-01) | 29 June 1950 (1950-06-29) | 89 days | PSD | Eurico Gaspar Dutra (PSD) |
| 47 | Junqueira Ayres (1895–1972) | 29 June 1950 (1950-06-29) | 4 August 1950 (1950-08-04) | 36 days | PSD | Eurico Gaspar Dutra (PSD) |
| 48 | José Francisco Bias Fortes (1891–1971) | 4 August 1950 (1950-08-04) | 31 January 1951 (1951-01-31) | 180 days | PSD | Eurico Gaspar Dutra (PSD) |
| 49 | Francisco Negrão de Lima (1901–1981) | 31 January 1951 (1951-01-31) | 26 June 1953 (1953-06-26) | 2 years, 146 days | PSD | Getúlio Vargas (PTB) |
| 50 | Tancredo Neves (1910–1985) | 26 June 1953 (1953-06-26) | 24 August 1954 (1954-08-24) | 1 year, 62 days | PSD | Getúlio Vargas (PTB) |
| 51 | Miguel Seabra Fagundes (1910–1993) | 24 August 1954 (1954-08-24) | 14 February 1955 (1955-02-14) | 174 days | Independent | Café Filho (PSP) |
| 52 | Marcondes Filho (1892–1974) | 14 February 1955 (1955-02-14) | 18 April 1955 (1955-04-18) | 63 days | PTB | Café Filho (PSP) |
| 53 | Prado Kelly (1904–1986) | 18 April 1955 (1955-04-18) | 11 November 1955 (1955-11-11) | 207 days | UDN | Café Filho (PSP) |
| 54 | Francisco de Menezes Pimentel (1887–1973) | 11 November 1955 (1955-11-11) | 31 January 1956 (1956-01-31) | 81 days | PTB | Nereu Ramos (PSD) |
| 55 | Nereu Ramos (1888–1958) | 31 January 1956 (1956-01-31) | 4 November 1957 (1957-11-04) | 1 year, 277 days | PSD | Juscelino Kubitschek (PSD) |
| 56 | Eurico Sales (1910–1959) | 4 November 1957 (1957-11-04) | 8 July 1958 (1958-07-08) | 246 days | PSD | Juscelino Kubitschek (PSD) |
| 57 | Cirilo Júnior (1886–1965) | 8 July 1958 (1958-07-08) | 31 July 1959 (1959-07-31) | 1 year, 23 days | PSD | Juscelino Kubitschek (PSD) |
| 58 | Armando Falcão (1919–2010) | 31 July 1959 (1959-07-31) | 31 January 1961 (1961-01-31) | 1 year, 184 days | PSD | Juscelino Kubitschek (PSD) |
| 59 | Oscar Pedro Horta (1908–1975) | 31 January 1961 (1961-01-31) | 25 August 1961 (1961-08-25) | 206 days | PSP | Jânio Quadros (PTN) |
| 60 | José Martins Rodrigues (1901–1976) | 25 August 1961 (1961-08-25) | 8 September 1961 (1961-09-08) | 14 days | PSD | Ranieri Mazzilli (PSD) |
| No. | Portrait | Minister | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | Party | Prime Minister |
| – | | Tancredo Neves (1910–1985) Acting | 8 September 1961 (1961-09-08) | 12 October 1961 (1961-10-12) | 34 days | | PSD | Tancredo Neves (PSD) |
| 61 | | Alfredo Nasser (1907–1965) | 12 October 1961 (1961-10-12) | 12 July 1962 (1962-07-12) | 273 days | | PSP | Tancredo Neves (PSD) |
| No. | Minister | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | President |
| 62 | João Mangabeira (1880–1964) | 24 January 1963 (1963-01-24) | 7 June 1963 (1963-06-07) | 134 days | PSB | João Goulart (PTB) |
| 63 | Carlos Molinari Cairoli (1917–2006) | 7 June 1963 (1963-06-07) | 18 June 1963 (1963-06-18) | 11 days | Independent | João Goulart (PTB) |
| 64 | Abelardo Jurema (1914–1999) | 18 June 1963 (1963-06-18) | 31 March 1964 (1964-03-31) | 287 days | PSD | João Goulart (PTB) |

### Military Dictatorship (Fifth Brazilian Republic)

| No. | Minister | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | President |
| 65 | Luís Antônio da Gama e Silva (1913–1979) | 4 April 1964 (1964-04-04) | 15 April 1964 (1964-04-15) | 11 days | UDN | Ranieri Mazzilli (PSD) |
| 66 | Milton Campos (1900–1972) | 15 April 1964 (1964-04-15) | 11 October 1965 (1965-10-11) | 1 year, 179 days | UDN | Castelo Branco (Military dictatorship) |
| 67 | Luís Viana Filho (1908–1990) | 11 October 1965 (1965-10-11) | 19 October 1965 (1965-10-19) | 8 days | ARENA | Castelo Branco (ARENA) |
| 68 | Juracy Magalhães (1905–2001) | 19 October 1965 (1965-10-19) | 14 January 1966 (1966-01-14) | 87 days | ARENA | Castelo Branco (ARENA) |
| 69 | Mem de Azambuja Sá (1905–1989) | 14 January 1966 (1966-01-14) | 28 June 1966 (1966-06-28) | 165 days | ARENA | Castelo Branco (ARENA) |
| 70 | Luís Viana Filho (1908–1990) | 28 June 1966 (1966-06-28) | 19 July 1966 (1966-07-19) | 21 days | ARENA | Castelo Branco (ARENA) |
| 71 | Carlos Medeiros (1907–1983) | 19 July 1966 (1966-07-19) | 15 March 1967 (1967-03-15) | 239 days | ARENA | Castelo Branco (ARENA) |
| 72 | Luís Antônio da Gama e Silva (1913–1979) | 15 March 1967 (1967-03-15) | 30 October 1969 (1969-10-30) | 2 years, 229 days | ARENA | Costa e Silva (ARENA) Military Junta of 1969 (Military junta) |
| 73 | Alfredo Buzaid (1914–1991) | 30 October 1969 (1969-10-30) | 15 March 1974 (1974-03-15) | 4 years, 136 days | ARENA | Emílio Garrastazu Médici (ARENA) |
| 74 | Armando Falcão (1919–2010) | 15 March 1974 (1974-03-15) | 15 March 1979 (1979-03-15) | 5 years, 0 days | ARENA | Ernesto Geisel (ARENA) |
| 75 | Petrônio Portella (1925–1980) | 15 March 1979 (1979-03-15) | 6 January 1980 (1980-01-06) | 297 days | ARENA | João Figueiredo (ARENA) |
| 76 | Golbery do Couto e Silva (1911–1987) | 6 January 1980 (1980-01-06) | 9 January 1980 (1980-01-09) | 3 days | ARENA | João Figueiredo (ARENA) |
| 77 | Ibrahim Abi-Ackel (born 1927) | 9 January 1980 (1980-01-09) | 15 March 1985 (1985-03-15) | 5 years, 65 days | PDS | João Figueiredo (PDS) |

### Sixth Brazilian Republic

| No. | Minister | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | President |
| 78 | Fernando Lyra (1938–2013) | 15 March 1985 (1985-03-15) | 14 February 1986 (1986-02-14) | 336 days | MDB | José Sarney (MDB) |
| 79 | Paulo Brossard (1924–2015) | 14 February 1986 (1986-02-14) | 19 January 1989 (1989-01-19) | 2 years, 340 days | MDB | José Sarney (MDB) |
| 80 | Oscar Dias Correia (1921–2005) | 19 January 1989 (1989-01-19) | 9 August 1989 (1989-08-09) | 202 days | Independent | José Sarney (MDB) |
| 81 | Saulo Ramos (1929–2013) | 9 August 1989 (1989-08-09) | 15 March 1990 (1990-03-15) | 218 days | Independent | José Sarney (MDB) |
| 82 | Bernardo Cabral (born 1932) | 15 March 1990 (1990-03-15) | 13 October 1990 (1990-10-13) | 212 days | MDB | Fernando Collor (PRN) |
| 83 | Jarbas Passarinho (1920–2016) | 13 October 1990 (1990-10-13) | 2 April 1992 (1992-04-02) | 1 year, 172 days | PDS | Fernando Collor (PRN) |
| 84 | Célio Borja (1928–2022) | 2 April 1992 (1992-04-02) | 2 October 1992 (1992-10-02) | 183 days | PDS | Fernando Collor (PRN) |
| 85 | Maurício Corrêa (1934–2012) | 2 October 1992 (1992-10-02) | 5 April 1994 (1994-04-05) | 1 year, 185 days | PSDB | Itamar Franco (MDB) |
| 86 | Alexandre Dupeyrat (born 1944) | 5 April 1994 (1994-04-05) | 1 January 1995 (1995-01-01) | 271 days | Independent | Itamar Franco (MDB) |
| 87 | Nelson Jobim (born 1946) | 1 January 1995 (1995-01-01) | 8 April 1997 (1997-04-08) | 2 years, 97 days | MDB | Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB) |
| 88 | Milton Seligman (born 1951) | 8 April 1997 (1997-04-08) | 22 May 1997 (1997-05-22) | 44 days | MDB | Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB) |
| 89 | Iris Rezende (1933–2021) | 22 May 1997 (1997-05-22) | 1 April 1998 (1998-04-01) | 314 days | MDB | Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB) |
| 90 | José de Jesus Filho (1927–2021) | 1 April 1998 (1998-04-01) | 7 April 1998 (1998-04-07) | 6 days | Independent | Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB) |
| 91 | Renan Calheiros (born 1955) | 7 April 1998 (1998-04-07) | 19 July 1999 (1999-07-19) | 1 year, 103 days | MDB | Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB) |
| 92 | José Carlos Dias (born 1939) | 19 July 1999 (1999-07-19) | 14 April 2000 (2000-04-14) | 270 days | Independent | Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB) |
| 93 | José Gregori (1930–2023) | 14 April 2000 (2000-04-14) | 14 November 2001 (2001-11-14) | 1 year, 214 days | MDB | Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB) |
| 94 | Aloysio Nunes (born 1945) | 14 November 2001 (2001-11-14) | 3 April 2002 (2002-04-03) | 140 days | PSDB | Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB) |
| 95 | Miguel Reale Júnior (born 1944) | 3 April 2002 (2002-04-03) | 10 July 2002 (2002-07-10) | 98 days | PSDB | Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB) |
| 96 | Paulo de Tarso Ramos Ribeiro (born 1959) | 10 July 2002 (2002-07-10) | 1 January 2003 (2003-01-01) | 175 days | Independent | Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB) |
| 97 | Márcio Thomaz Bastos (1935–2014) | 1 January 2003 (2003-01-01) | 16 March 2007 (2007-03-16) | 4 years, 74 days | Independent | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) |
| 98 | Tarso Genro (born 1947) | 16 March 2007 (2007-03-16) | 10 February 2010 (2010-02-10) | 2 years, 331 days | PT | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) |
| 99 | Luiz Paulo Barreto (born 1964) | 10 February 2010 (2010-02-10) | 1 January 2011 (2011-01-01) | 325 days | Independent | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) |
| 100 | José Eduardo Cardozo (born 1959) | 1 January 2011 (2011-01-01) | 3 March 2016 (2016-03-03) | 5 years, 62 days | PT | Dilma Rousseff (PT) |
| 101 | Wellington César Lima e Silva (born 1966) | 3 March 2016 (2016-03-03) | 14 March 2016 (2016-03-14) | 11 days | Independent | Dilma Rousseff (PT) |
| 102 | Eugênio Aragão (born 1959) | 14 March 2016 (2016-03-14) | 12 May 2016 (2016-05-12) | 59 days | Independent | Dilma Rousseff (PT) |
| 103 | Alexandre de Moraes (born 1968) | 12 May 2016 (2016-05-12) | 7 February 2017 (2017-02-07) | 271 days | PSDB | Michel Temer (MDB) |
| – | José Levi do Amaral (born 1976) Acting | 7 February 2017 (2017-02-07) | 7 March 2017 (2017-03-07) | 28 days | Independent | Michel Temer (MDB) |
| 104 | Osmar Serraglio (born 1948) | 7 March 2017 (2017-03-07) | 31 May 2017 (2017-05-31) | 85 days | MDB | Michel Temer (MDB) |
| 105 | Torquato Jardim (born 1949) | 31 May 2017 (2017-05-31) | 1 January 2019 (2019-01-01) | 1 year, 215 days | Independent | Michel Temer (MDB) |
| 106 | Sergio Moro (born 1972) | 1 January 2019 (2019-01-01) | 24 April 2020 (2020-04-24) | 1 year, 114 days | Independent | Jair Bolsonaro (PSL) |
| 107 | André Mendonça (born 1972) | 29 April 2020 (2020-04-29) | 29 March 2021 (2021-03-29) | 334 days | Independent | Jair Bolsonaro (Ind) |
| 108 | Anderson Torres (born 1976) | 29 March 2021 (2021-03-29) | 1 January 2023 (2023-01-01) | 1 year, 278 days | UNIÃO | Jair Bolsonaro (PL) |
| 109 | Flávio Dino (born 1968) | 1 January 2023 (2023-01-01) | 1 February 2024 (2024-02-01) | 1 year, 31 days | PSB | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) |
| 110 | Ricardo Lewandowski (born 1946) | 1 February 2024 (2024-02-01) | Incumbent | 1 year, 37 days | Independent | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) |