Ibaneis Rocha Barros Junior (born 10 July 1971) is a Brazilian politician, lawyer and the current

Governor A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...

of the

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. He defeated incumbent governor

Rodrigo Rollemberg Rodrigo Sobral Rollemberg (born July 13, 1959) is a Brazilian politician and member of the Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB). He served as Governor of the Federal District from 2015 to 2019. Rollemberg won the 2014 Federal District gubernatorial ...

with 69% of the popular vote. A member of the

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(MDB), Rocha is the first Federal District native to serve as its governor.

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1971 births Living people People from Brasília Governors of the Federal District (Brazil) Brazilian Democratic Movement politicians {{Brazil-politician-stub