Paulo Dantas

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Paulo Dantas
Paulo Dantas Foto Oficial.jpg
Official portrait, 2023.
Governor of Alagoas
Assumed office
15 May 2022
Preceded by Klever Loureiro
Alma mater Cesmac University Center (BBA)
ProfessionBusiness 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]

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 will face right-wing candidate Rodrigo Cunha in the second round.

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References

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