Fabiano Silveira


Fabiano Augusto Martins Silveira is a Brazilian lawyer and politician. He is a Legislative Advisor to the Federal Senate of Brazil and was briefly the Minister of Transparency, Supervision and Control of Brazil.

Education and academic career

Silveira holds a BA, Masters and PhD in Law from the Federal University of Minas Gerais and carried out post-doctoral studies at the University of Rome "La Sapienza" from 2006 and 2007. Silveira has served as a substitute teacher at the Law School of Federal University of Minas Gerais and the Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais. He has also been a visiting professor to several specialized post-graduate courses at public and private institutions.

Political career

He has served as the legislative consultant of the Brazilian Senate in the areas of criminal law, criminal procedure, and penal law since 2002. Silveira was a member of the Reform of the Criminal Procedure Code Committee of the Senate from 2008 to 2009 and the Management Commission of the II Republican Pact of State for Justice System More Affordable, Effective and Agile Justice System from 2009 to 2010. He served as councilor of the National Council of the Public Ministry from 2011 to 2013 and the Brazilian National Justice Council from 2013 to 2015, and was retained in this role for the 2015-2017 term. He held the role of National Justice Ombudsman from January 14, 2015 to January 14, 2016.

Ministry of Transparency, Supervision and Control

Silveira was appointed to as Minister to the newly created Ministry of Transparency, Supervision and Control by acting-president Michel Temer on May 12, 2016. He resigned from the position on May 31, 2016. Recordings were released by the press that suggest his criticism of both the large-scale investigation of Petrobras, the Brazilian state oil company, and the anti-corruption campaign Operation Car Wash.