Rodrigo Janot Monteiro de Barros (born September 15, 1956, Belo Horizonte) is a Brazilian jurist who served as the Prosecutor General of the Republic from 2013 to 2017.

[1] Rodrigo Janot graduated with an undergraduate degree in law from the Federal University of Minas Gerais in 1979.

[2] In 2013, he was chosen by President Dilma Rousseff to replace Roberto Gurgel for the top job (Attorney General of the Republic) at the Attorney General's Office, and took office on September 17, 2013.

[3] Attorney Janot won the internal election to return to the role in August 2015.

Attorney Janot won the election with more than 300 votes ahead of his second-place competitor.