In Brazil,the mayor is the chief executive of the smallest territorial unit —the municipality —and holds executive powers of the local government,in a "strong mayor-council" arrangement. In Portuguese,the mayor is called the prefeito or prefeita,while the government itself is termed the prefeitura.
The Catholic University of Salvador is a private and non-profit Catholic university,located in Salvador,the first capital of Brazil,and fourth largest city of Brazil. It is maintained by the Catholic Archdiocese of Salvador.
Bruno Covas Lopes was a Brazilian lawyer,economist,and politician who was a member of the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB) and served as the mayor of São Paulo from 2018 until his death in 2021.
Antônio Carlos Peixoto de Magalhães Neto,commonly known as ACM Neto,is a Brazilian lawyer and politician. He was the national president of the Democrats (DEM),and is currently general secretary of the Brazil Union. He is the grandson of deceased Senator and Governor of Bahia Antônio Carlos Magalhães (ACM),nephew of Luís Eduardo Magalhães and son of Antônio Carlos Magalhães Júnior,and political inheritor of one of the most powerful political families of the country. He was elected mayor of Salvador in 2012 and reelected in 2016. During both of his terms as mayor he was rated the most popular mayor in Brazil.
The 2020 São Paulo municipal election took place in the city of São Paulo,Brazil,with the first round taking place on 15 November 2020 and the second round taking place on 29 November 2020. Voters voted to elect the Mayor,the Vice Mayor and 55 city councillors for the administration of the city. The result was a 2nd round victory for incumbent Mayor Bruno Covas of the Brazilian Social Democratic Party (PSDB),winning 3,169,121 votes and a share of 59,38% of the popular vote,defeating political activist Guilherme Boulos of the Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL),who took 2,168,109 votes and a share of 40.62% of the popular vote.
Raquel Teixeira Lyra Lucena is a Brazilian lawyer,politician and the current governor of Pernambuco since 2023. Lyra was mayor of Caruaru from 2017 to 2022. A member of a political family,she previously served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Pernambuco. She is affiliated to the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB) but was a member of the Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB).
Municipal elections took place in Brazil on 15 November 2020. Electors chose Mayors,Vice-Mayors and City Councillors of all 5,568 cities of the country. The partisan conventions took place between 31 August and 16 September. They were the first elections since Bolsonaro's election as President.
Ricardo Luis Reis Nunes is a Brazilian businessman and politician who is the current mayor of São Paulo,having assumed office on 16 May 2021 following the death of mayor Bruno Covas. He is a member of the Brazilian Democratic Movement.
Gubernatorial elections were held in Brazil on 2 October 2022 as part of the nationwide general elections to elect tickets with state governors and their vice governors. A second round was held on 30 October for states where no candidate was able to secure more than half of the votes in the first round.
The Brazil Union is a liberal-conservative political party in Brazil. The party was founded on 6 October 2021 through the merger of the Democrats (DEM) and the Social Liberal Party (PSL). The merger resulted in the biggest party in Brazil,and was approved by Brazil's Superior Electoral Court on 8 February 2022.
The 2022 Bahia state election took place in the state of Bahia,Brazil on 2 October 2022. The elections saw voters choose a Governor and Vice Governor,one Senator,39 representatives for the Chamber of Deputies,and 63 Legislative Assembly members. The incumbent Governor,Rui Costa,of the Workers' Party (PT),was not eligible for a third term since he ran for governor in 2014 and 2018. In a significant upset,PT nominee and Secretary of Education Jerônimo led Mayor of Salvador ACM Neto in the first round of elections despite the vast majority of registered opinion polls indicating the leadership or even outright victory of Neto. In the end,Jerônimo obtained 49.45% of valid votes to ACM's 40.8%;less than a percentage point within of winning the election in the first round. Nevertheless,as no candidate obtained a majority of the vote,there will be a second round election on October 30 2022.
Wagner Sousa Gomes,also known as Capitão Wagner is a captain of the Military Police Reserve of the State of Cearáand a Brazilian politician affiliated to Brazil Union (UNIÃO). He was a federal deputy in office from 2019 to 2023.
Jerônimo Rodrigues Souza is a Brazilian indigenous politician,agricultural professor,and bureaucrat who was elected Governor of Bahia in 2022 election. Winning against ACM Neto in an upset,Jerônimo,a professor at State University of Feira de Santana,became the first self declared indigenous governor in the history of Brazil. He previously served as an advisor in technology to Governor Jaques Wagner,as an advisor to the Rousseff government,and as head of multiple ministries in the government of Rui Costa,rising through the ranks of governmental management. He is a member of the Workers' Party.
Rosiane Modesto de Oliveira is a Brazilian politician and teacher,who has served as a federal deputy of Mato Grosso do Sul from 2019 to 2023. She was previously the Vice Governor of Mato Grosso do Sul from January 2015 to January 2019 in the government of Reinaldo Azambuja. Her tenure was between January 2015 and April 2016 Secretary of Human Rights,Social Assistance and Labor of Mato Grosso do Sul during the government of Reinaldo Azambuja.
Nelson Trad Filho,better known as Nelsinho Trad,is a Brazilian physician and politician,affiliated with the Social Democratic Party (PSD),is currently a senator for Mato Grosso do Sul. Son of the politician Nelson Trad Sr.,he graduated in Medicine from Universidade Gama Filho in Rio de Janeiro,Brazil. Physician specializing in General Surgery,Urology,Occupational Medicine and Public Health.
Veneziano Vital do Rêgo Segundo Neto is a lawyer and a federal senator of Brazil representing the state of Paraíba. Since February 2021,he has served as the first vice president of the Federal Senate. Vital do Rêgo is a member of the Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB).
The 2022 Santa Catarina state election took place in the state of Santa Catarina,Brazil on 2 October 2022 and 30 October 2022. Voters elected a Governor,Vice Governor,one Senator,16 representatives for the Chamber of Deputies and 40 Legislative Assembly members. The incumbent Governor,Carlos Moisés,of the Republicans,was eligible for a second term and ran for reelection.
Geraldo Alves Ferreira Júnior is a Brazilian lawyer and politician who has been the vice-governor of the state of Bahia since 2023. A member of the Brazilian Democratic Movement,he was previously a councilor for Salvador from 2013 to 2023. Geraldo Júnior and Jerônimo Rodrigues were elected in 2022 with 4,480,464 votes,or 52.79% percent of the vote.
Rogério Oliveira da Cruz is a Brazilian Evangelical pastor affiliated with the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God,radio personality,and politician who has been the mayor of Goiânia since 2021. He is the first Black mayor of the city. Affiliated with the Republicanos,he initially was a councilman and later vice-mayor of the city,but took over after the death of then-mayor Maguito Vilela.
