Benevenuto Daciolo Fonseca dos Santos (born 30 March 1976), known as Cabo Daciolo (''Corporal Daciolo'' in English), is a Brazilian
military firefighter and politician affiliated to the
Democratic Labour Party (PDT). In 2014, he was elected federal deputy. He was expelled from the
Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL) in 2015
and later affiliated himself to the
Labour Party of Brazil (PTdoB) (later Avante) and then to
Patriota
Patriota (, ), abbreviated PATRI and formerly known as the National Ecological Party ( pt, Partido Ecológico Nacional, abbreviated PEN), is a right-wing to far-right political party in Brazil. It was registered in the Superior Electoral Court in ...
.
Daciolo gained notoriety in 2011, when he was one of the leaders of the firefighters' strike in Rio de Janeiro. The strikes occupied the headquarters of the corporation and camped in the staircases of the
Legislative Assembly of Rio de Janeiro
The Legislative Assembly of Rio de Janeiro ( pt, Assembleia Legislativa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro or ''ALERJ'') is the unicameral legislature of Rio de Janeiro, a state in Brazil. It has 70 state deputies elected by proportional representation ...
(ALERJ). Daciolo was arrested and detained for nine days in the Gericinó Penitentiary Complex.
He ran for
President of Brazil
The president of Brazil ( pt, Presidente do Brasil), officially the president of the Federative Republic of Brazil ( pt, Presidente da República Federativa do Brasil) or simply the ''President of the Republic'', is the head of state and head o ...
in the
2018 elections, gaining 1.3% of the popular vote and coming in 6th place.
Personal life
He is married to Cristiane Daciolo and is a father to three children.
Electoral results
Presidential elections
References
External links
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1976 births
Brazilian evangelicals
Living people
People from Florianópolis
Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Brazil) from Rio de Janeiro (state)
Brazilian conspiracy theorists
Brazilian nationalists
Brazilian firefighters
Patriota politicians
Democratic Labour Party (Brazil) politicians