| Wilson Braga | |
| Office: | Member of the Legislative Assembly of Paraíba |
| Term Start: | 1955 |
| Term End: | 1967 |
| Term Start2: | 2011 |
| Term End2: | 2015 |
| Office3: | Member of the Chamber of Deputies from Paraíba |
| Term Start3: | 1967 |
| Term End3: | 1982 |
| Term Start4: | 1995 |
| Term End4: | 2003 |
| Term Start5: | 2007 |
| Term End5: | 2011 |
| Office6: | Governor of Paraíba |
| Term Start6: | 1983 |
| Term End6: | 1987 |
| Predecessor6: | Clóvis Bezerra Cavalcanti |
| Successor6: | Milton Bezerra Cabral |
| Office7: | Mayor of João Pessoa |
| Term Start7: | 1989 |
| Term End7: | 1990 |
| Predecessor7: | Antônio Carneiro Arnaud |
| Successor7: | Carlos Mangueira |
| Office8: | City councillor of João Pessoa |
| Term Start8: | 1993 |
| Term End8: | 1994 |
| Birth Name: | Wilson Leite Braga |
| Birth Date: | 18 July 1931 |
| Birth Place: | Conceição, Paraíba, Brazil |
| Death Place: | João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil |
| Party: | Brazilian Democratic Movement (PMDB) |
| Otherparty: | |
| Spouse: | Lúcia Braga |
| Alma Mater: | Federal University of Paraíba |
| Profession: | Politician, lawyer, businessman |
Wilson Leite Braga (18 July 1931 – 17 May 2020), better known as simply Wilson Braga, was a Brazilian politician, lawyer and businessman from the state of Paraíba.[1]
Before pursuing a career in politics, Braga graduated in law at Federal University of Paraíba.[1]
In 1954, Braga was elected member of the Legislative Assembly of Paraíba and held the post from 1955 to 1967.[1]
In 1966, he was elected member of the Chamber of Deputies representing his birth state of Paraíba. He remained in power from 1967 to 1982.[1]
In 1982, he was elected governor of Paraíba, remaining from 1983 to 1987.[1]
In 1988, he was elected mayor of João Pessoa. He kept the post from 1989 to 1990.[1]
In 1992, he was elected city councillor of João Pessoa, retaining the post from 1993 to 1994.[1]
In 1994, he was again elected member of the Chamber of Deputies from Paraíba. This time he remained in power from 1995 to 2003.[1]
In 2006, he was elected member of the Chamber of Deputies from Paraíba for the third and last time, keeping the post from 2007 to 2011.[1]
In 2010, he was again elected member of the Legislative Assembly of Paraíba and held the post from 2011 to 2015, retiring from politics afterwards.[1]
Braga, was married to Lúcia Braga, a politician, who held two political posts: member of the Chamber of Deputies from Paraíba (1987–1995 and 2003–2007) and member of the Legislative Assembly of Paraíba (1999–2003). Braga's wife died from COVID-19 on May 8, 2020.
On 17 May 2020, Braga died in João Pessoa, from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil at the age 88, only ten days after his wife Lúcia, who also succumbed to the same illness.[2]