Progressistas is a centre-right to right-wing political party in Brazil. Founded in 1995 as the Brazilian Progressive Party,it emerged from parties that were successors to ARENA,the ruling party of the Brazilian military dictatorship. A pragmatist party,it supported the governments of presidents Fernando Henrique Cardoso, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva,Dilma Rousseff,Michel Temer and Jair Bolsonaro. Largely it was the party of the politics of Paulo Maluf,a former governor and mayor of São Paulo. Of all political parties,in corruption investigation Operation Car Wash,the Progressistas had the most convictions.
The Liberal Party is a conservative political party in Brazil. From its foundation in 2006 until 2019,it was called the Party of the Republic.
Simone Nassar Tebet is a Brazilian academic,lawyer,and politician who has served as the Brazilian Minister of Planning and Budget since 5 January 2023. She previously was Senator for Mato Grosso do Sul from 2015 to 2023,Vice-Governor of Mato Grosso do Sul from 2011 to 2014,and mayor of Três Lagoas from 2005 to 2010. A member of the Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB),of which she was the leader in the Senate from 2018 to 2019,Tebet was the MDB candidate for president in the 2022 Brazilian general election,placing third with 4.16% of the vote. After endorsing Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva,in the second round,Tebet was appointed Minister of Planning.
Reinaldo Azambuja Silva is a Brazilian agriculturalist and politician,affiliated with the Brazilian Social Democracy Party,was Governor of Mato Grosso do Sul from January 1,2015 to January 1,2023. Azambuja replaced AndréPuccinelli in 2014,and was replaced by Eduardo Riedel in 2023. In elections in Mato Grosso do Sul in 2014 he ran for governor. Azambuja came in second place in the first round and won the election in the second round against the candidate Delcídio Amaral.
Tereza Cristina Corrêa da Costa Dias is a Brazilian entrepreneur,agronomic engineer,and politician,member of the Progressistas (PP). She has been a Federal Deputy since 2015,representing the state of Mato Grosso do Sul,and is a member of the congressional ruralist front. In November 2018,Jair Bolsonaro,as president-elect,announced that she would be Minister of Agriculture,Livestock and Supply and the first woman to compose the new government,which was inaugurated on 1 January 2019. She was appointed by a group of 20 members of the Farming Parliamentary Front (FPA). In the 2022 elections,Cristina was elected Senator for the state of Mato Grosso do Sul,having resigned from the Cabinet of Jair Bolsonaro.
The 2021 President of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil election took place on 1 February 2021,the day after the opening day of the 3rd Session of the 56th Legislature of the National Congress.
The 2021 President of the Federal Senate of Brazil election took place on 1 February 2021,during the opening day of the 3rd Session of the 56th Legislature of the National Congress.
Nelson Ned Previdente,better known as Nelson Barbudo is a Brazilian politician and rural producer,affiliated to the Liberal Party (PL).
PROARMAS,officially Associação Nacional Movimento Pro Armas (AMPA) is a private voluntary association,non-profit or political and nationwide,with headquarters in the municipality of Campo Grande,State of Mato Grosso do Sul,Brazil,whose main purpose is the promotion of actions aimed at ensuring the right to self-defense.
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.
Renan Barbosa Contar is a Brazilian retired military officer and politician. Contar was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Mato Grosso do Sul from 2019 to 2023. He ran in the 2022 Mato Grosso do Sul state election as a candidate for governor,but was defeated by Eduardo Riedel (PSDB) on the second round. He attended the Preparatory School of Cadets for the Army in 2002 in Campinas,Brazil. He graduated from the Academia Militar das Agulhas Negras in 2006 in Resende.
The 2022 Mato Grosso do Sul state election took place in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul,Brazil between 2 October 2022 and 30 October 2022. Voters elected a governor,vice governor,a senator,8 representatives for the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil and 24 Legislative Assembly members. The incumbent governor at the time,Reinaldo Azambuja,wasn't allowed to run for reelection for a third consecutive time due to term limits established by the Federal Constitution of Brazil.
Murilo Zauith is a Brazilian politician who served as Lieutenant Governor of Mato Grosso do Sul from 2019 to 2023 in the second government of Reinaldo Azambuja,he already held the same position between 2007 and 2010 in the government of AndréPuccinelli.
Rosiane Modesto de Oliveira is a Brazilian politician and teacher who is currently a pre-candidate for mayor of Campo Grande in the 2024 municipal elections in Brazil. She served as 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.
General elections will be held in Brazil on 4 October 2026 to elect the president,vice president,members of the National Congress,the governors,vice governors,and legislative assemblies of all federative units,and the district council of Fernando de Noronha. If no candidate for president—or for governor in some states—received more than half of the valid votes in the first round,a runoff election for these offices will be held on 25 October.
Amália Scudeler de Barros Santos was a Brazilian journalist and politician,affiliated with the Liberal Party (PL),which she served as a federal deputy for Mato Grosso from 2023 to 2024. She was also a journalism graduate and had worked as a rodeo show narrator.
The 2024 Campo Grande municipal elections are scheduled to take place on the city of Campo Grande,Brazil,in 6 October 2024. Voters will elect a mayor,a vice mayor,and 29 councillors. If the most voted candidate on the first round doesn't achieve more than 50% of the votes,a second round will happen on 27 October 2024. The mayor's term will begin on 1 January 2025 and end on 31 December 2028. The current mayor is Adriane Lopes,who took office after Marquinhos Trad resigned on 2 April 2022.
Humberto Rezende Pereira,better known as Beto Pereira,is a Brazilian businessman and politician. He is currently serving his second term as a Federal Deputy for Mato Grosso do Sul. He has previously served as the Mayor of Terenos and as a State Deputy of Mato Grosso do Sul.
Marcos Marcello Trad is a Brazilian politician and lawyer affiliated with the Democratic Labour Party (PDT). He served as the 64th Mayor of Campo Grande from 2017 to 2022. Prior to this,he was a city councilor for Campo Grande from 2005 to 2007 and a state deputy for Mato Grosso do Sul from 2007 to 2016,serving three consecutive terms. Born in Campo Grande,Mato Grosso do Sul,to Nelson Trad and Therezinha Mandetta Trad. He is married to Tatiana Trad and has four daughters:Andressa,Aline,Mariana,and Alice. He is also the grandfather of Lara and Isabele. A lawyer by profession,he graduated from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). His political career began when he was elected as a city councilor in 2004. He served as the Municipal Secretary of Land Affairs before being elected as a state deputy in 2006,a position he held until 2016. In 2016,he was elected Mayor of Campo Grande with 241,876 votes. As a lawyer,he was a member of the Mato Grosso do Sul section of the Brazilian Bar Association,serving as a counselor and later presiding over the Ethics and Discipline Commission. He also chaired the State Sports Justice Tribunal (TJD-MS).
