Paulo Dantas

Paulo Suruagy do Amaral Dantas (born March 19, 1979)[1]is a Brazilian politician affiliated with the Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB). Was former governor of Alagoas.

Paulo Dantas
Governor of Alagoas
Assumed office
May 15, 2022
Suspended: October 11, 2022 – October 25, 2022
Vice GovernorJosé Wanderley
Preceded byKlever Loureiro
State Deputy
In office
February 1, 2019 – May 15, 2022
ConstituencyAlagoas
Mayor of Batalha
In office
January 1, 2005 – December 31, 2012
Vice MayorAloísio Rodrigues
Preceded byXico Douca
Succeeded byAloísio Rodrigues
Personal details
Born
Paulo Suruagy do Amaral Dantas

(1979-03-19) March 19, 1979
Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil
Political partyMDB (2003–present)

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.

References
  1. "Eleições 2018 | Paulo Dantas Deputado Estadual 15789". Estadão (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-05-24.
  2. "Paulo Dantas é eleito governador de Alagoas para mandato-tampão". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-05-24.
  3. "Em votação indireta, Paulo Dantas é eleito governador de Alagoas | Maquiavel". VEJA (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-05-24.
  4. "Em pronunciamento com tom de despedida, Renan Filho confirma pré-candidatura ao Senado". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-05-24.
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