Eduardo Braga | |
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| Senator forAmazonas | |
| Assumed office February 1, 2011 | |
| Senate Majority Leader | |
| Assumed office February 1, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Minister of Mines and Energy | |
| In office January 1, 2015 – April 21, 2016 | |
| President | Dilma Rousseff |
| Preceded by | Edison Lobão |
| Succeeded by | Marco Antônio Martins Almeida |
| 45th Governor ofAmazonas | |
| In office January 1, 2003 – March 31, 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Amazonino Mendes |
| Succeeded by | Omar Aziz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1960-12-06)December 6, 1960 (age 64) |
| Political party | MDB |
Carlos Eduardo de Sousa Braga (born December 6, 1960) is a Brazilian politician and businessman, currently a republic senator from Amazonas.[1]Better known asEduardo 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 ofManaus in 2000 without success. He was elected governor ofAmazonas 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]
On January 1, 2015, he was namedMinister of Mines and Energy in the cabinet ofDilma Rousseff.[3]
He is a member of theBrazilian Democratic Movement (MDB).
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| Office established | Senate Majority Leader 2019–present | Incumbent |
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| Preceded by | Minister of Mines and Energy 2015–2016 | Succeeded by Marco Antônio Martins Almeida |
| Preceded by | 45th Governor ofAmazonas 2003–2010 | Succeeded by |
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