Garibaldi Alves Filho
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Brazil
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ian politician and former President of the Federal Senate
Senate of Brazil
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He previously served as a deputy to the Rio Grande do Norte Legislative Assembly for four legislative sessions (1971–1985), mayor of Natal (1986–1989), and governor of Rio Grande do Norte for two successive periods (1995–2002).
One of the main focuses of his governorship was water resources: he succeeded in providing an estimated 1 million people with a clean water supply and in reducing infant mortality
Infant mortality
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by almost 60%.
He is a member of the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB), prior to which he belonged to its predecessor, the MDB
Brazilian Democratic Movement
The Brazilian Democratic Movement was a political party in Brazil that existed from 1965 to 1979. It was formed in 1965, when the military government that overthrew President João Goulart abolished all existing political parties...
. His current Senate term (his second, having previously been elected for the 1991–98 period) runs until 2011. He was elected President of the Senate
President of the Senate
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on 12 December 2007, with 68 votes for, eight against, and two abstentions.
Garibaldi Alves Filho is currently the Minister of Social Welfare