João Derly de Oliveira Nunes Jr. (born June 2, 1981 in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul) is a former male judoka from Brazil, and one of only two Brazilians to ever become a two-time world champion (along with Mayra Aguiar), winning consecutively the 2005 World Judo Championships and 2007 World Judo Championships. He also won the junior world championship in 2000, the 2007 Pan American Games, and has 5 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze medals in Judo World Cups.

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João Derly
State Secretary of Sports and Leisure of Rio Grande do Sul
In office 1 January 2019 – 2 June 2020
Governor	Eduardo Leite
Preceded by	Victor Hugo
Succeeded by	Francisco Vargas
Federal Deputy from Rio Grande do Sul
In office 1 February 2015 – 1 January 2019
City Councillor of Porto Alegre
In office 1 January 2013 – 1 February 2015
Personal details
Born	João Derly de Oliveira Nunes Júnior (1981-07-02) 2 July 1981 (age 42) Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Political party	REPUBLICANOS (2019–present)
Other political affiliations	PCdoB (2011–2015) REDE (2015–2019)
Sports career
Height	164 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	79 kg (174 lb) (2011)[1]
Country	Brazil
Sport	Judo
Medal record Men's judo Representing  Brazil World Championships 2005 Cairo –66 kg 2007 Rio de Janeiro –66 kg Pan American Games 2007 Rio de Janeiro –66 kg Pan American Championships 2005 Caguas –66 kg 2009 Buenos Aires –66 kg 2003 Salvador –60 kg 1997 Guadalajara –56 kg 2001 Cordoba –60 kg World Juniors Championships 2000 Nabeul –60 kg Summer Universiade 2001 Beijing –60 kg South American Games Disqualified 2002 Rio de Janeiro –60 kg
Updated on 23 February 2022.

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After the 2002 South American Games he tested positive for banner diuretic drugs he used in order to maintain his weight class.^[2]

After retirement as a judoka, he was elected as city council member and later as a member of the House of Representatives. Later he was nominated secretary of sports of the State of Rio Grande do Sul.