Public Prosecutors elected to leadership roles in Brazil

In separate elections within the Brazilian state prosecutor offices, Maria Cotinha Bezerra Pereira and Leda Mara Nascimento Albuquerque have been selected for leadership positions.

In Tocantins, Maria Cotinha Bezerra Pereira was elected Corregedora-Geral of the Ministério Público do Tocantins (MPTO) for the 2027/2028 biennium. She received 10 out of 15 votes from the Colégio de Procuradores de Justiça. Additionally, Octahydes Ballan Júnior was chosen to coordinate the Centro de Apoio Operacional Criminal (CaoCrim), and Rodrigo de Souza was selected to join the Grupo de Atuação Especializada em Meio Ambiente (Gaema).

In Amazonas, Leda Mara Nascimento Albuquerque, a professor at the Federal University of Amazonas (Ufam), has been reappointed as the Procuradora-Geral de Justiça (PGJ) of the Ministério Público do Amazonas (MPAM) for the 2026-2028 term. This marks her third time leading the institution. Following a vote by the Colégio de Procuradores de Justiça, Governor Roberto Cidade appointed her from a triple list that included André Seffair and Fábio Monteiro.