Alexandre Silveira de Oliveira (born July 15, 1970) is a former police chief, businessman and Brazilian politician, affiliated with the

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(PSD). He is currently a

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for

Minas Gerais Minas Gerais () is a state in Southeastern Brazil. It ranks as the second most populous, the third by gross domestic product (GDP), and the fourth largest by area in the country. The state's capital and largest city, Belo Horizonte (literally ...

Political career

In 2003, Alexandre Silveira was invited by the then vice president of Brazil, José Alencar, to occupy the position of general coordinator of the 6th Terrestrial Infrastructure Unit (Unit), a body linked to the National Department of Transport Infrastructure (DNIT). In 2004, he assumed the general directorate of DNIT, remaining in that position until December 2005. He was a federal deputy in the Legislature from 2007 to 2011, elected by the Popular Socialist Party (PPS). He was re-elected federal deputy by the PSD for the 2011–2014 term. In January 2011, Alexandre Silveira took over the Extraordinary Secretariat for Metropolitan Management in Minas Gerais. He was also Secretary of State for Health in 2014. Also in 2014, he was elected first substitute for former governor Antonio Anastasia. He became a senator in 2022, with the resignation of Anastasia to assume the post of minister of the

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(TCU).

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Silveira, Alexandre 1970 births Living people People from Belo Horizonte Cidadania politicians Social Democratic Party (Brazil, 2011) politicians Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Brazil) from Minas Gerais Members of the Federal Senate (Brazil)