João Batista de Andrade (born 14 December 1939) is a Brazilian film director and screenwriter.

His 1981 film O Homem que Virou Suco won the Golden Prize at the 12th Moscow International Film Festival.

[1] On 22 May 2017, Batista assumed as acting minister of Culture after the resignation of Roberto Freire.

[2] Resigned a few weeks later after president Michel Temer involvement in the meat company JBS complaints.

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