Espumoso is a municipality in the state of

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. It belongs to the mesoregion "Nordeste Rio Grandense" and the microregion of "Cruz Alta" along with other 13 municipalities ( Alto Alegre, Boa Vista do Cadeado,

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, Campos Borges, Cruz Alta, Fortaleza dos Valos,

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, Jacuizinho, Joia, Quinze de Novembro,

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, Salto do Jacuí and Santa Bárbara do Sul. The estimated population in 2020 was 15,591 inhabitants, and its total area corresponds to 783.065 km². In October 2016, Brazilian people voted in order to choose mayors and aldermen. In Espumoso, Douglas Fontana ( PDT) was elected mayor with 42.28% of the valid votes. The municipal assembly members elected were: Joacir Carmo Sonda (PDT), Zé Carlos (PDT), Marcel Rotta Simon (PDT), Ana Mari Vogel ( PP), Leo Gugel (PDT), Jadir José de Oliveira (PP), João Valério Mocelin (

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), Juliano de Oliveira Fiuza (

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), and Roberto Iopp ( PT). The municipal political scene has been occupied by two political parties along the recent history, PP and PDT, even though there have been other minor political forces in the city.

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