Fabiano Contarato Explained
Fabiano Contarato (born 20 June 1966) is a Brazilian law professor, police chief, and politician affiliated to the Workers' Party.[1] He was the most voted candidate for the Brazilian Senate in the state of Espírito Santo during the 2018 Brazilian general election, with over one million votes; it was the first time he ran for an elected office.[2] [3] Contarato is the first openly LGBT person to be elected for the Brazilian Senate.[4] His win unseated Magno Malta, a conservative evangelical pastor and close ally of far-right Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro. In 2023, he was nominated as Head of the Worker's Party group in the Senate.[5]
Notes and References
- Web site: Senador Fabiano Contarato anuncia saída da Rede e filiação ao PT. g1.globo.com/es/espirito-santo/. 13 December 2021 .
- Web site: ES elege Fabiano Contarato e Marcos Do Val para o Senado. globo.com. 7 October 2018 .
- Web site: Espírito Santo: Fabiano Contarato e Marcos do Val eleitos para o Senado. abril.com.br.
- Web site: Quem é Fabiano Contarato, o 1º senador homossexual que tirou o lugar de Magno Malta . HuffPost . Marcella Fernandes . 7 October 2018 . 13 October 2018 . 6 November 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181106181450/https://www.huffpostbrasil.com/2018/10/08/quem-e-fabiano-contarato-o-1o-senador-homossexual-que-tirou-o-lugar-de-magno-malta_a_23554408/ . dead .
- Web site: 13 October 2018. Marcella Fernandes. 7 October 2018. HuffPost. Quem é Fabiano Contarato, o 1º senador homossexual que tirou o lugar de Magno Malta. 6 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181106181450/https://www.huffpostbrasil.com/2018/10/08/quem-e-fabiano-contarato-o-1o-senador-homossexual-que-tirou-o-lugar-de-magno-malta_a_23554408/. dead.
