David Antônio Abisai Pereira de Almeida, (born February 8, 1969) better known as David Almeida, is a Brazilian lawyer and politician affiliated to the
Avante. He was elected mayor of Manaus in the
municipal elections of Brazil in 2020. In 2017 he was interim Governor of Amazonas after the annulment of
José Melo de Oliveira and his vice-governor by
TSE (Superior Electoral Court), due to problems in Brazilian justice.
The Brazilian Constitution establishes that the annulment of a governor and his vice-governor, temporarily declares the presidency of the
Legislative Assembly during the year, until the supplementary internal elections, from which they
occurred in 2017, at the time Almeida was president of the legislative authority of the state of
Amazonas.
[ In english 'TSE removes Governor of the Amazonas and determines a new election for the Office.''— Constitutionally, after the impeachment of Governor and Vice-governor, who took is the President of the Legislative Assembly of the State, in this case David Almeida.] In 2020, David Almeida was elected mayor of the city of
Manaus
Manaus () is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Amazonas. It is the seventh-largest city in Brazil, with an estimated 2020 population of 2,219,580 distributed over a land area of about . Located at the east center of the s ...
by the Avante, turning over the votes in the second round on
Amazonino Mendes
Amazonino Armando Mendes (born November 16, 1939) is a Brazilian politician. He served as the Governor of the Brazilian state of Amazonas for three non-consecutive tenures.
He was born in Eirunepé, Amazonas. He first served as governor from 19 ...
, of
PODE, which ended first in the first round, succeeding
Arthur Virgílio Neto, for the 2021–2025 term.
References
1969 births
Living people
People from Manaus
Mayors of Manaus
Governors of Amazonas (Brazilian state)
Members of the Legislative Assembly of Amazonas
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