Michel Miguel Elias Temer Lulia is a Brazilian politician,lawyer and writer who served as the 37th president of Brazil from 31 August 2016 to 31 December 2018. He took office after the impeachment and removal from office of his predecessor Dilma Rousseff. He had been the 24th vice president of Brazil since 2011 and acting president since 12 May 2016,when Rousseff's powers and duties were suspended pending an impeachment trial.
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.
Eduardo Cosentino da Cunha,is a Brazilian politician and radio host,born in Rio de Janeiro. He was President of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil from February 2015 until May 5,2016,when he was removed from the position by the Supreme Court. BBC News labeled him the "nemesis" of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff. He was indicted in the scandal known as Operation Car Wash involving the state-owned oil company Petrobras and other corporations. Cunha was suspended as speaker of the Chamber of Deputies by the Supreme Court on the request of the Prosecutor-General due to allegations that he had attempted to intimidate members of Congress and obstructed investigations into his alleged bribe-taking. Cunha resigned from his position later,on July 7,2016,after a disciplinary process in Congress that had lasted nine months,making it the longest in Brazilian Congressional history. A series of legal manoeuvres had stalled the process and kept Cunha in charge of the Chamber of Deputies. While the Chamber's Commission of Ethics was divided on the issue until June,the Chamber of Deputies plenary,on September 12,2016,voted 450–10 in favour of stripping Cunha of his position as federal deputy for breaching parliamentary decorum by lying about secret offshore bank accounts.
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.
Pedro Fernandes Ribeiro,mostly known as Pedro Fernandes,is a Brazilian engineer and politician,member of the Brazilian Labor Party (PTB).
Ronaldo Fonseca de Souza is a Brazilian lawyer and politician,member of the Podemos (PODE). He was elected Federal Deputy from Distrito Federal in 2010,and was appointed by president Michel Temer as Secretary-General of the Presidency of Brazil. Fonseca is also a pastor of the Assembleias de Deus church.
Onyx Dornelles Lorenzoni is a Brazilian politician,businessman,and veterinarian. A member of the Liberal Party (PL),he is a federal deputy from Rio Grande do Sul in his fourth term. After the 2018 Brazilian general election,the president-elect Jair Bolsonaro invited Lorenzoni to be his Chief of Staff. He was also designated leader of the transition team.
Luiz Henrique Mandetta is a Brazilian pediatric orthopedist and politician,member of the Brazil Union (UNIÃO). Mandetta was announced on 20 November 2018 as Minister of Health of president Jair Bolsonaro,replacing Gilberto Occhi. On 16 April 2020 he was fired by Bolsonaro after disagreements over social distancing policies during the coronavirus pandemic.
AndréPeixoto Figueiredo Lima is a Brazilian lawyer,economist,entrepreneur and politician. He is a member of the Democratic Labor Party (PDT).
Fausto Ruy Pinato is a Brazilian politician and lawyer. He has spent his political career representing São Paulo,having served as federal deputy representative since 2015.
In December 2018,the final composition of Jair Bolsonaro's cabinet emerged after weeks of announcements and appointments. The cabinet includes 22 personnel,of which 16 are ministers,two are cabinet-level positions and four are secretaries directly linked to the presidency of Brazil. The 22 figure is down from 29 in the outgoing administration. Seven of the ministers will be military men;eight have technocrat profiles;and seven are politicians. Hindustan Times commented that "there are just two women in Bolsonaro’s government,which is double the number in the outgoing lineup under President Michel Temer",and that "there are no blacks,despite half of Brazil’s population being at least partly descended from Africans.
Valmir Carlos da Assunção more commonly known as Valmir Assunção is a Brazilian politician and farmer. He has spent his political career representing his home state of Bahia,having served as state representative since 2011.
Glauber de Medeiros Braga is a Brazilian politician. He has spent his political career representing Rio de Janeiro,having served as federal deputy representative since 2011.
Alan Rick Miranda,more commonly known as Alan Rick,is a Brazilian politician as well as a journalist,pastor,and television personality. He has spent his political career representing Acre,who had served as federal deputy representative from 2015 to 2023 and as senator since 2023.
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.
Vanderlei Macris is a Brazilian politician and lawyer. Having been involved in politics since 1972,Macrus has spent his political career representing São Paulo,having served as state representative in the lower house of the national legislature from 1975 to 2007 and the state legislature from 2007 to 2011 and since 2012.
Rafael Huete da Motta is a Brazilian politician and engineer. He has spent his political career representing Rio Grande do Norte,having served in the national legislature since 2015.
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.
Arthur César Pereira de Lira is a Brazilian lawyer,farmer,entrepreneur and politician. A member of Progressistas (PP),he is a federal deputy for Alagoas,and President of the Chamber of Deputies since February 2021.
In Brazilian politics,the centrão refers to a group of political parties that do not have a specific or consistent ideological orientation and aim at ensuring proximity to the executive branch in order to guarantee advantages and allow them to distribute privileges through clientelistic networks. Despite its name,the centrão is not a centrist political group,generally composed of parliamentarians from the "lower clergy" and big tent parties,who act according to their own interests,linked to cronyism and logrolling.
