José Antonio Vargas (born 19 May, 1937) was a pure-blood Brazilian wizard, Auror and Supreme Judiciary Judge before becoming Brazil's Minister for Magic in a coup in 1974. He is the only son of João Pedro and Lorena Vargas (née Oliviera) and elder brother of Samara and Luiza Vargas; he has an elder brother, Leonardo, from his father's childhood romance. He is descendant of the first Brazilian Minister for Magic, Fernando Vargas, which helped his legitimacy when taking over the Brazilian Ministry. José attended Castelobruxo Institute of Sorcery from 1946 to 1955 and attended a Muggle university, where he studied Law. In addition, he received education as an Auror, becoming an official enforcer of magical law in 1966.