Fabiano Contarato | |
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Senator for Espírito Santo | |
Assumed office 1 February 2019 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Nova Venécia, Espírito Santo, Brazil | 20 June 1966
Political party | PT (2021–present) |
Other political affiliations | |
Spouse |
Rodrigo Groberio (m. 2017) |
Children | 1 |
Occupation |
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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]