Fabiano_Contarato

Fabiano Contarato

Fabiano Contarato

Brazilian law professor, police chief, and politician

Fabiano Contarato (born 20 June 1966) is a Brazilian law professor, police chief, and politician affiliated to the Workers' Party.[1] He was the most voted candidate for the Brazilian Senate in the state of Espírito Santo during the 2018 Brazilian general election, with over one million votes; it was the first time he ran for an elected office.[2][3] Contarato is the first openly LGBT person to be elected for the Brazilian Senate.[4] His win unseated Magno Malta, a conservative evangelical pastor and close ally of far-right Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro.[4] In 2023, he was nominated as Head of the Worker's Party group in the Senate.[5]

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    "Senador Fabiano Contarato anuncia saída da Rede e filiação ao PT". g1.globo.com/es/espirito-santo/. 13 December 2021.
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    "ES elege Fabiano Contarato e Marcos Do Val para o Senado". globo.com. 7 October 2018.
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    "Espírito Santo: Fabiano Contarato e Marcos do Val eleitos para o Senado". abril.com.br.
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    Marcella Fernandes (7 October 2018). "Quem é Fabiano Contarato, o 1º senador homossexual que tirou o lugar de Magno Malta". HuffPost. Archived from the original on 6 November 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
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    Marcella Fernandes (7 October 2018). "Quem é Fabiano Contarato, o 1º senador homossexual que tirou o lugar de Magno Malta". HuffPost. Archived from the original on 6 November 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2018.


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