Gilson Machado Neto

Gilson Machado
Machado Neto in May 2019
Chair of the Brazilian Tourist Board
In office
17 November 2022  13 January 2023
PresidentJair Bolsonaro
Preceded bySilvio Santos do Nascimento
Succeeded byMarcelo Freixo
In office
20 May 2019  9 December 2020
Preceded byLeônidas José de Oliveira
Succeeded byCarlos Alberto Gomes de Brito
Minister of Tourism
In office
9 December 2020  31 March 2022
PresidentJair Bolsonaro
Preceded byMarcelo Álvaro Antônio
Succeeded byCarlos Alberto Gomes de Brito
Personal details
Born
Gilson Machado Guimarães Neto

Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
Political partyPL (2022–present)
Other political
affiliations
  • DEM (2005–11; 2016–18)
  • PHS (2011–13)
  • PMDB (2013–16)
  • PSL (2018–20)
  • PSC (2020–2022)
ProfessionEntrepreneur

Gilson Machado Guimarães Neto, commonly known as Gilson Machado Neto, is a Brazilian entrepreneur, politician and was the Minister of Tourism under the government of Jair BolsonaroArrested on June 13, 2025 by the Brasilian Federal Police on suspicion of attempted obstruction of justice .

He replaced the licensed federal deputy Marcelo Álvaro Antônio (PSL).