Carlos Eduardo de Sousa Braga
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Carlos Eduardo de Sousa Braga (b.6 December 1960, Belém
) is a Brazil
ian politician, businessman, and current senator representing the state of Amazonas.
Better known as Eduardo Braga, he was a councilman in Manaus
(1981–1985), state deputy (1987–1991), representative (1991–1993), vice-mayor
(1993–1994) and mayor (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 the 1st of 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.
He is a member of the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB).
Belém
Belém is a Brazilian city, the capital and largest city of state of Pará, in the country's north region. It is the entrance gate to the Amazon with a busy port, airport and bus/coach station...
) is a Brazil
Brazil
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ian politician, businessman, and current senator representing the state of Amazonas.
Better known as Eduardo Braga, he was a councilman in Manaus
Manaus
Manaus is a city in Brazil, the capital of the state of Amazonas. It is situated at the confluence of the Negro and Solimões rivers. It is the most populous city of Amazonas, according to the statistics of Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, and is a popular ecotourist destination....
(1981–1985), state deputy (1987–1991), representative (1991–1993), vice-mayor
Mayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
(1993–1994) and mayor (1994–1997). He campaigned for the government of Amazonas in 1998 and for the city hall of Manaus
Manaus
Manaus is a city in Brazil, the capital of the state of Amazonas. It is situated at the confluence of the Negro and Solimões rivers. It is the most populous city of Amazonas, according to the statistics of Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, and is a popular ecotourist destination....
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 the 1st of 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.
He is a member of the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB).