Eduardo Braga

Carlos Eduardo de Sousa Braga (born December 6, 1960) is a Brazilian politician and businessman, currently a republic senator from Amazonas.[1] Better known as Eduardo Braga, he was a councilman of Manaus (1981–1985), state deputy of amazonas (1987–1991), federal deputy from amazonas (1991–1993), vice-mayor of Manaus (1993–1994) and mayor of Manaus (1994–1997). He campaigned for the government of Amazonas in 1998 and for the city hall of Manaus in 2000 without success. He was elected governor of Amazonas in October 2002, in the first turn, with 52.4% of the votes, and assumed office on 1 January 2003. In 2006, Braga was re-elected, in the first turn. He renounced in 2010 to run for the Senate on the elections of that year.[2]

Eduardo Braga
Senator for Amazonas
Assumed office
February 1, 2011
Senate Majority Leader
Assumed office
February 1, 2019
Preceded byOffice established
Minister of Mines and Energy
In office
January 1, 2015 – April 21, 2016
PresidentDilma Rousseff
Preceded byEdison Lobão
Succeeded byMarco Antônio Martins Almeida
45th Governor of Amazonas
In office
January 1, 2003 – March 31, 2010
Preceded byAmazonino Mendes
Succeeded byOmar Aziz
Personal details
Born (1960-12-06) December 6, 1960
Belem, Pará, Brazil
Political partyMDB

On January 1, 2015, he was named Minister of Mines and Energy in the cabinet of Dilma Rousseff.[3]

He is a member of the Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB).

See also

References
  1. "Eduardo Braga's page on Brazilian Senate site".
  2. "Over 500 top leaders to gather in Cancun, Mexico". Mexico: World Economic Forum. 9 April 2008. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
  3. Ministério de Minas e Energia (in Portuguese)


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