| Roberto Cláudio Rodrigues Bezerra | |
| Native Name: | [ʁɔˈbɛɾtu ˈklawdʒu ʁoˈdɾiɡiz beˈzeʁɐ] |
| Office1: | Mayor of Fortaleza |
| Term Start1: | 1 January 2013 |
| Term End1: | 31 December 2020 |
| Predecessor1: | Luizianne Lins |
| Successor1: | José Sarto |
| 1Blankname1: | Vice Mayor |
| Office2: | President of the Legislative Assembly of Ceará |
| Term Start2: | 10 February 2011 |
| Term End2: | 28 December 2012 |
| Predecessor2: | Domingos Filho |
| 2Blankname2: | Vice President |
| 2Namedata2: | José Sarto |
| Office3: | Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ceará |
| Term Start3: | 1 February 2007 |
| Term End3: | 28 December 2012 |
| Constituency3: | At-large |
| Alma Mater: | Federal University of Ceará University of Arizona |
| Party: | PDT (2015–present) |
| Otherparty: | PROS (2013–2015) PSB (2007–2013) PHS (2006–2007) |
| Spouse: | Carolina Bezerra |
| Children: | 2 |
Roberto Cláudio Rodrigues Bezerra (pronounced as /pt-BR/) is a Brazilian politician, the former mayor of Fortaleza, the fifth largest city in Brazil, from 2013 to 2021.[1]
Roberto Cláudio (as he is known in politics) is a doctor, graduated from the Federal University of Ceará, in Fortaleza, and has a PhD degree in Public Health from the University of Arizona, in the United States.[2]
He was elected mayor of Fortaleza in the second round of the municipal elections held on October 28, 2012, defeating Elmano de Freitas.
| Year | Election | Party | Office | Coalition | Partners | Votes | Percent | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | State Elections of Ceará | PHS | State Deputy | Ceará Vote To Grow (PSB, PT, PMDB, PP, PCdoB, PV, PRB, PHS, PMN) | None | 37,245 | 0.52% | ||
| 2010 | State Elections of Ceará | PSB | State Deputy | For a Better Ceará for All (PSB, PMDB, PT, PDT, PCdoB, PSC, PRB) | 68,469 | 1.68% | |||
| 2012 | Fortaleza Mayoral Election | Mayor | To Renew Fortaleza (PSB, PMDB, PRB, PP, PTB, PSL, PSDC, PHS, PMN, PTC, PRP, PEN, PSD, PTdoB) | Gaudêncio Lucena (PMDB) | 650,607 | 53.02% | |||
| 2016 | Fortaleza Mayoral Election | PDT | Mayor | Fortaleza Only Has to Win (PDT, DEM, PP, PEN, PSC, PSDC, PRTB, PTC, PPS, PTN, PPL, PSL, PV, PTB, PSD, PROS, PMB, PCdoB) | Moroni Torgan (DEM) | 678,847 | 53.57% | ||
| 2022 | Ceará Gubernatorial Election | Governor | From the People, By the People and For the People (PDT, PSD, PSB, PMN, Patriota, Agir, PMB, PSC, DC) | Domingos Filho (PSD) | 734,976 | 14.14% | |||