João Francisco Inácio Brazão (born 22 February 1962), better known as Chiquinho Brazão, is a Brazilian businessman and politician.
He was elected to the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies in the 2018 elections for Avante with a total vote of 25,817. Brazão is brother to Domingos Brazão and Pedro Brazão, well-known politicians.
Along with his brother Domingos Brazão, he was one of those accused of ordering the murder of councilwoman Marielle Franco. 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.
On 25 February 2026, a panel of the Supreme Federal Court convicted five people, including the Brazão brothers, for Franco's assassination and sentenced them to up to 76 years' imprisonment.
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