Paulo Dantas Explained

Paulo Dantas
Office:Governor of Alagoas
Term Start:15 May 2022
Predecessor:Klever Loureiro
Office1:Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alagoas
Term Start1:1 February 2019
Term End1:15 May 2022
Constituency1:At-large
Office2:Mayor of Batalha
Term Start2:1 January 2005
Term End2:1 January 2013
1Blankname2:Vice Mayor
1Namedata2:Aloísio Rodrigues
Predecessor2:Xico Douca
Successor2:Aloísio Rodrigues
Birth Name:Paulo Suruagy do Amaral Dantas
Birth Date:19 March 1979
Birth Place:Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil
Party:MDB (2003–present)
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]

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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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Eleições 2018 Paulo Dantas Deputado Estadual 15789 . 2022-05-24 . Estadão . pt-BR.
  2. Web site: Paulo Dantas é eleito governador de Alagoas para mandato-tampão . 2022-05-24 . G1 . pt-br.
  3. Web site: Em votação indireta, Paulo Dantas é eleito governador de Alagoas Maquiavel . 2022-05-24 . VEJA . pt-BR.
  4. Web site: Em pronunciamento com tom de despedida, Renan Filho confirma pré-candidatura ao Senado . 2022-05-24 . G1 . pt-br.