General elections were held in Brazil on 5 October 2014 to elect the president,the National Congress,and state governorships. As no candidate in the presidential election received more than 50% of the vote in the first round on 5 October 2014,a second-round runoff was held on 26 October 2014.
The impeachment of Dilma Rousseff,the 36th president of Brazil,began on 2 December 2015 with a petition for her impeachment being accepted by Eduardo Cunha,then president of the Chamber of Deputies,and continued into late 2016. Dilma Rousseff,then more than 12 months into her second four-year term,was charged with criminal administrative misconduct and disregard for the federal budget in violation of article 85,items V and VI,of the Constitution of Brazil and the Fiscal Responsibility Law,Article 36. The petition also accused Rousseff of criminal responsibility for failing to act on the scandal at the Brazilian national petroleum company,Petrobras,on account of allegations uncovered by the Operation Car Wash investigation,and for failing to distance herself from the suspects in that investigation.
Francisco Rodrigues de Alencar Filho,known as Chico Alencar,is a Brazilian politician,historian,and writer,affiliated with the Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL).
Alexandre Baldy de Sant'Anna Braga is a Brazilian industrialist and politician affiliated with Progressistas (PP). He is currently secretary of Metropolitan Transport in the state of São Paulo,under the João Doria (PSDB) government.
Patrus Ananias de Sousa is a Brazilian lawyer and politician,member of the Workers' Party (PT). He was Minister of Agrarian Development during the second term of president Dilma Rousseff.
Janaina Conceição Paschoal is a Brazilian jurist and politician. She is a member of the Progressistas (PP) since 2024,having been elected state representative of the State of São Paulo by the Social Liberal Party (PSL) from 2019 to 2023. She is also a lawyer and a law professor at the University of São Paulo.
Gilberto Nascimento Silva is a Brazilian politician and lawyer. He has spent his political career representing São Paulo (state),having served as state representative since 2015.
Bruna Dias Furlan is a Brazilian politician and lawyer. She has spent her political career representing the São Paulo,having served as state representative since 2011.
Valmir Prascidelli is a Brazilian politician. He has spent his political career representing São Paulo,having served as federal deputy representative from 2015 to 2019.
Rodrigo Otavio Soares Pacheco is a Brazilian politician and lawyer,serving as the President of the Federal Senate and of the National Congress of Brazil. Although born in Rondônia,he has spent his political career representing Minas Gerais,having served as senator since 2019. He previously served in the chamber of deputies from 2015 to 2019.
Edson Coelho Araújo,better known as Edinho Araújo,is a Brazilian politician. He is the current mayor of São Josédo Rio Preto,and in the past represented São Paulo as a federal deputy representative from 1995 to 2001 and from 2011 to 2017,as well as serving in the state legislature and as mayor of Santa Fédo Sul from 1977 to 1983.
Marcelo Guilherme de Aro Ferreira better known as simply Marcelo Aro is a Brazilian politician and journalist. He has spent his political career representing Minas Gerais,having served as state representative since 2015.
João Henrique Holanda Caldas often referred to as JHC is a Brazilian politician and lawyer. He has spent his political career representing Alagoas,having served as federal deputy representative since 2011.
Fernando Destito Francischini commonly referred to as Delegado Francischini is a Brazilian politician,as well as a captain in the Brazilian military police. He has spent his political career representing Paraná,having served as state representative in the lower house of the national legislature from 2011 to 2019 and the state legislature since 2019.
George Hilton dos Santos Cecílio more commonly known as George Hilton is a Brazilian politician and radio personality. Although born in Bahia,he has spent his political career representing Minas Gerais,having served as state representative since 2007.
Éder Mauro Cardoso Barra,better known as Delegado Éder Mauro or simply Éder Mauro,is a Brazilian politician and police chief. He has spent his political career representing Pará,having served as federal deputy representative since 2015.
Jutahy Magalhães Júnior is a Brazilian politician,affiliated with the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB). He was a state deputy and is in his sixth term as a federal deputy. In 2016,he voted in favor of the impeachment process of then President Dilma Rousseff. In April 2017 he voted in favor of Labor Reform. In August 2017,he voted in favor of the process calling for the opening of an investigation by then President Michel Temer.
Paulo Eduardo Lima Martins is a Brazilian politician and journalist.
Domingos Gomes de Aguiar Neto is a Brazilian lawyer and politician. He holds the position of a federal deputy for Ceará. He was first elected to the Chamber of Deputies at the age of 22 in 2010.
Jorginho dos Santos Mello is a Brazilian politician,member of the Liberal Party (PL). He is the incumbent Governor of Santa Catarina and had served as Senator from 2019 to 2022. He resigned to run for the state governorship,being replaced by his substitute Ivete da Silveira (MDB). Mello is the Liberal Party state president.
