Bruno Araújo Explained

Bruno Araújo
Office:National President of the Brazilian Social Democracy Party
Term Start:31 May 2019
Term End:26 January 2023
Predecessor:Geraldo Alckmin
Successor:Eduardo Leite
Office1:Member of the Chamber of Deputies
Term Start1:1 February 2007
Term End1:1 February 2019
Constituency1:Pernambuco
Office2:Minister of Cities
Term Start2:12 May 2016
Term End2:14 November 2017
President2:Michel Temer
Predecessor2:Inês da Silva Magalhães
Successor2:Alexandre Baldy
Office3:Member of the Legislative Assembly of Pernambuco
Term Start3:1 February 1999
Term End3:1 February 2007
Constituency3:At-large
Birth Name:Bruno Cavalcanti de Araújo
Birth Date:15 March 1972
Birth Place:Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
Party:PSDB (1993–present)
Occupation:Lawyer
Alma Mater:Federal University of Pernambuco

Bruno Cavalcanti de Araújo (born 15 March 1972 in Recife) is a Brazilian lawyer and politician, filiated to the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB). Was discharged from his third term as federal deputy for the state of Pernambuco to assume the Ministry of Cities, appointed by the then acting president Michel Temer.[1]

On 17 April 2016, at 11:07pm (Brasília time zone), Araújo gave the vote 342 that authorized the admissibility of the process of impeachment of president Dilma Rousseff.[2]

He is mentioned in 2017 among the beneficiaries of bribes from the multinational JBS.[3]

Resigned from the office of Minister on 13 November 2017 during a conflict between part of the Brazilian Social Democracy Party and the government.[4]

Araújo was elect National President of the PSDB on 31 May 2019, replacing former Governor of São Paulo, Geraldo Alckmin.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bruno Araújo (PSDB), ministro de Cidades do governo Temer. G1. pt-br. 12 May 2016. 23 March 2017.
  2. Web site: Bruno Araújo (PSDB-PE) dá voto definitivo, e Câmara abre processo de impechment contra Dilma. O Globo. Simone. Iglesias. Leticia. Fernandes. Maria. Lima. Cristiane. Jungblut. Isabel. Braga. Eduardo. Bresciani. Jeferson. Ribeiro. Vinicius. Sassine. pt. 17 April 2016. 23 March 2017.
  3. Web site: Delator da JBS fala que entregou R$ 200 mil a Bruno Araújo. Jornal do Commercio. pt. 19 May 2017. 15 November 2017.
  4. Web site: Ministro das Cidades pede demissão e é primeiro tucano a deixar o governo. Folha de S. Paulo. pt. Bruno. Boghossian. Gustavo. Uribe. Bernardo. Mello Franco. Bernardo Mello Franco. 13 November 2017. 15 November 2017.
  5. Web site: Bruno Araújo: quem é o novo presidente do PSDB. Exame. pt. 31 May 2019. 1 June 2019. limited.