| Geraldo Júnior | |
| Office1: | Vice-governor of Bahia |
| Governor1: | Jerônimo Rodrigues |
| Term Start1: | 1 January 2023 |
| Predecessor1: | João Felipe de Souza Leão |
| Office2: | Councilman of Salvador |
| Term Start2: | 1 January 2013 |
| Term End2: | 1 January 2023 |
| Birth Name: | Geraldo Alves Ferreira Júnior |
| Birth Date: | 7 May 1969 |
| Birth Place: | Salvador, Bahia, Brazil |
| Occupation: | Lawyer |
Geraldo Alves Ferreira Júnior (born 7 May 1969) is a Brazilian lawyer and politician who has been the vice-governor of the state of Bahia since 2023.[1] A member of the Brazilian Democratic Movement, he was previously a councilor for Salvador from 2013 to 2023.[2] Geraldo Júnior and Jerônimo Rodrigues were elected in 2022 with 4,480,464 votes, or 52.79% percent of the vote.
His father, Geraldo Alves Ferreira, had also been a councilman in Salvador during the 1990s. Geraldo Júnior graduated with a law degree from the Catholic University of Salvador, as well as a post-graduate degree in civil processes.[3] He had worked for the city of Salvador from 1993 to 2000. He later became the Municipal Secretary of Work, Sport and Leisure in 2017, and was seen as a confidante of then-mayor ACM Neto. He became a councilman in his own right in Salvador from 2013 to 2023, having also served as council president.
| Year | Election | Party | Position | Votes | % | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Salvador municipal elections | PTN | Councilman | [4] | |||
| 2012 | Salvador municipal elections | 11,264 | 0.87% | [5] | |||
| 2016 | Salvador municipal elections | Solidariedade | 13,685 | 1.08% | [6] | ||
| 2020 | Salvador municipal elections | MDB | 12,906 | 1.07% | [7] | ||
| 2022 | Bahia gubernatorial election | Vice-governor | 4,480,464 | 52.79% | [8] |