Carlos Orleans Brandão Júnior (born June 2, 1958) is a Brazilian politician affiliated to the

Brazilian Socialist Party The Brazilian Socialist Party (, PSB) is a political party in Brazil. It was founded in 1947, before being abolished by the military regime in 1965 and re-organised in 1989 after the re-democratisation of Brazil. It elected six Governors in 201 ...

. He is currently the governor of

Maranhão Maranhão () is a States of Brazil, state in Brazil. Located in the country's Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast Region, it has a population of about 7 million and an area of and it is divided into 217 municipalities. Clockwise from north, it ...

, after the resignation of Flávio Dino on April 2, 2022. He was the Vice Governor of Maranhão between 2015 and 2022, and was reelected in 2018 in Flávio Dino's gubernatorial ticket. Previously, he was a

Federal Deputy A legislator, or lawmaker, is a person who writes and passes laws, especially someone who is a member of a legislature. Legislators are often elected by the people, but they can be appointed, or hereditary. Legislatures may be supra-national ...

for Maranhão for two consecutive terms. He holds a degree in

Veterinary Medicine Veterinary medicine is the branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, management, medical diagnosis, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, disorder, and injury in non-human animals. The scope of veterinary medicine is wide, covering all a ...

at the State University of Maranhão.

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, - Living people 1958 births Brazilian Democratic Movement politicians People from Colinas, Maranhão Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Brazil) from Maranhão Republicans (Brazil) politicians Brazilian Socialist Party politicians Brazilian Social Democracy Party politicians Liberal Front Party (Brazil) politicians Governors of Maranhão {{Brazil-Deputy-stub