Paulo Guedes

Paulo Guedes
Guedes in 2020
Minister of the Economy
In office
1 January 2019  1 January 2023
PresidentJair Bolsonaro
Preceded byEduardo Guardia
Succeeded byFernando Haddad
Personal details
Born
Paulo Roberto Nunes Guedes

(1949-08-24) 24 August 1949
Rio de Janeiro, Federal District, Brazil
Alma mater
OccupationEconomist

Paulo Roberto Nunes Guedes (born 24 August 1949) is a Brazilian economist and co-founder of the investment bank BTG Pactual. He is also a co-founder of the think-tank Instituto Millenium, and was the economic advisor for the campaign of President Jair Bolsonaro. Guedes served as the Minister of the Economy of Brazil through the entirety of the Bolsonaro presidency, from 1 January 2019 to 1 January 2023.