Ronaldo Ramos Caiado (born September 25, 1949) is a Brazilian politician.[1] An orthopedic physician trained at the School of Medicine and Surgery of Rio de Janeiro, he comes from a family landowners and politicians from Goiás. He is the grandson of Antonio Ramos Caiado, an oligarch who served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies from 1909 to 1921 and a senator from 1921 to 1930. Caiado served as chairman of the União Democrática Ruralista in the late eighties (1986-1989), an organization that aims to defend the interests of landowners.
Ronaldo Caiado | |
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| Governor of Goiás | |
| Assumed office 1 January 2019 | |
| Vice Governor | Lincoln Tejota Daniel Vilela |
| Preceded by | José Eliton Júnior |
| Senator for Goiás | |
| In office 1 February 2015 – 1 January 2019 | |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 1 February 1999 – 1 February 2015 | |
| Constituency | Goiás |
| In office 1 February 1991 – 1 February 1995 | |
| Constituency | Goiás |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ronaldo Ramos Caiado 25 September 1949 Anápolis, Goiás, Brazil |
| Political party | UNIÃO (2022–present) |
| Other political affiliations | |
| Occupation | Physician |
In politics
editCaiado ran for president with the PSD, at 1989 Brazilian presidential election, obtaining 0.68% of the votes.
He was elected federal deputy for Goiás in 1990. He ran for governor of Goiás in 1994, obtaining 3rd place with 23.18% of the votes.[2]
Caido was re-elected federal deputy successively in 1998, 2002, 2006 and 2010. In 2014 he was elected Senator and from February 1, 2015 to January 1, 2019 has been the DEM bench leader in the Senate.
In the October 2018 elections Ronaldo Caiado ran for governor in the state of Goiás, next to his vice-candidate Lincoln Tejota. Reaching 1.773.185 votes (59,73% of the valid votes), he was elected in the first round, beating Daniel Vilela, from the Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB), with 479.180 votes (16,14% of the valid votes).
A right wing politician, in his speeches Ronaldo Caiado often criticizes the PT government. In 2014 he was elected senator for the state of Goiás with 1,283,665 votes.[3]
Controversies
editStatements of Demostenes Torres
editOn 31 March 2015 the former senator from DEM, Demóstenes Torres, published an article in Goiás' newspaper Folha da Manhã, claiming that Ronaldo Caiado had expenses of the 2002 campaigns, 2006 and 2010 financed by Carlinhos Cachoeira scheme. Caiado denied the allegations, stating that Demostenes "has a typical behavior of a psychopath" and that the former senator was trying to get back at Caiado, as the latter had supported the impeachment process against Torres in 2012.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Ronaldo Caiado 251". Eleições 2014. Retrieved 2016-03-08.
- ^ "Resultados das Eleições 1994 - Goiás - governador;". wayback.archive.org. Archived from the original on 2012-08-03. Retrieved 2016-03-08.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Candidatos de Goiás". Eleições 2014. Archived from the original on 2015-07-05. Retrieved 2016-03-08.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Carlinhos Cachoeira financiou líder do DEM no Senado, afirma Demóstenes - 31/03/2015 - Poder - Folha de S.Paulo". www1.folha.uol.com.br. Retrieved 2016-03-08.