Paulo Dantas

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Paulo Dantas
Official portrait, 2023.
Governor of Alagoas
Incumbent
Assumed office 15 May 2022
Preceded by	Klever Loureiro
Alma mater	Cesmac University Center (BBA)
Profession	Business administrator, farmer

Paulo Suruagy do Amaral Dantas (born 19 March 1979) ^[1] is a Brazilian politician affiliated with the Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB), is the current governor of Alagoas.

Biography

Born in Maceió, the capital city of Alagoas, he is the son of former president of the Legislative Assembly of Alagoas Luiz Dantas. In 2004, he was elected as mayor in the municipality of Batalha, being re-elected in 2008. ^[2]

On May 15, 2022, he was indirectly elected for a "buffer term" until December 31, 2022, through the Legislative Assembly of Alagoas, ^[3] after the last directly elected governor, Renan Filho, resigned in order to run for the Senate in the 2022 Brazilian general election and the Vice Governor at the time Luciano Barbosa, had resigned in 2020 after being elected as the mayor of Arapiraca. ^[4]

2022 election

Main article: 2022 Alagoas state elections

Dantas is currently running for a first full term as Governor of Alagoas. He received 46.64% of the vote in the first round and face right-wing candidate Rodrigo Cunha in the second round. ^[5] In the second round, he won the election with 46.64% of the valid votes. ^[6]

References

1. "Eleições 2018 | Paulo Dantas Deputado Estadual 15789". Estadão (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 24 May 2022.
2. "Paulo Dantas é eleito governador de Alagoas para mandato-tampão". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 24 May 2022.
3. "Em votação indireta, Paulo Dantas é eleito governador de Alagoas | Maquiavel". VEJA (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 24 May 2022.
4. "Em pronunciamento com tom de despedida, Renan Filho confirma pré-candidatura ao Senado". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 24 May 2022.
5. "Ipec em AL: Paulo Dantas tem 49%, e Rodrigo Cunha, 40% | Eleições 2022 em Alagoas". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 20 October 2022. Archived from the original on 7 November 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
6. "Alagoas: Paulo Dantas (MDB) vence Rodrigo Cunha (UB) e é reeleito ao governo". CartaCapital (in Brazilian Portuguese). 30 October 2022. Archived from the original on 10 November 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2025.

Political offices
Preceded by Xico Douca	Mayor of Batalha 2005–2013	Succeeded by Aloísio Rodrigues
Preceded by Klever Loureiro	Governor of Alagoas 2022–present	Incumbent