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Paulo Gonet
Paulo Gustavo Gonet Branco
Prosecutor General since December 2023 (Agência Brasil, May 17, 2024); asked for the reopening of Inq 4831 in October 2025.
Being in this archive does not mean having committed any wrongdoing. Procedural status: see each case and episode, with date.
Positions and roles
- Prosecutor General (2023-12–)
Sources (2)
On May 17, 2024, Moraes asked Prosecutor General Paulo Gonet to consider ratifying the request to close the inquiry.
News reportSingle sourceSource: Moraes pede que PGR avalie arquivamento de inquérito contra Bolsonaro — Agência Brasil (EBC, a public company), May 17, 2024 · paragraphs 1 and 2 · open original ↗
On October 16, 2025 the STF reported that Moraes granted a PGR request and reopened the investigations in Inq 4831; the PGR, which in September 2022 had asked for closure, said on October 15, 2025 that the case file indicates the need for complementary measures.
Judicial or administrative decisionProven in a documentSource: A pedido da PGR, STF reabre investigações sobre suposta interferência de Jair Bolsonaro na PF — Supreme Federal Court (news portal), Oct. 16, 2025 · text of the news item · open original ↗
Cases
- Inquiry 4831 (STF) — Sergio Moro's statements on alleged interference by Jair Bolsonaro in the PF — Prosecutor General who requested the reopening · status as of Apr. 12, 2026: Open according to the latest news found (April 12, 2026); check at the STF not done. No indictment, no dismissal and no merits decision in the sources read. Last movement found: PF report of April 2, 2026 (Gazeta do Povo, April 12, 2026, single source), sent to Gonet; no later PGR filing or Moraes decision found.
Episodes
Evidence mentioning Paulo Gonet
On May 17, 2024, Moraes asked Prosecutor General Paulo Gonet to consider ratifying the request to close the inquiry.
Source: Moraes pede que PGR avalie arquivamento de inquérito contra Bolsonaro — Agência Brasil (EBC, a public company), May 17, 2024 · paragraphs 1 and 2 · open original ↗
On October 16, 2025 the STF reported that Moraes granted a PGR request and reopened the investigations in Inq 4831; the PGR, which in September 2022 had asked for closure, said on October 15, 2025 that the case file indicates the need for complementary measures.
Source: A pedido da PGR, STF reabre investigações sobre suposta interferência de Jair Bolsonaro na PF — Supreme Federal Court (news portal), Oct. 16, 2025 · text of the news item · open original ↗
According to Gazeta do Povo (April 12, 2026), the PF delivered to Moraes on April 2, 2026 a new report which, according to the article, analyzed Inq 4781 (fake news) and 4828 (anti-democratic acts) and concludes, for the second time, that Bolsonaro did not interfere in investigations that affected relatives and allies; Moraes kept the inquiry open and sent the report to Gonet.
Source: PF contraria Moraes e Gonet e repete que Bolsonaro não interferiu em investigações — Gazeta do Povo, Apr. 12, 2026 · paragraphs 1 to 8 · open original ↗