Jackson Barreto de Lima (born May 6, 1944) is a Brazilian

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, and member of the

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. Barreto has served as the Governor of

Sergipe Sergipe (), officially State of Sergipe, is a state of Brazil. Located in the Northeast Region along the Atlantic coast of the country, Sergipe is the smallest state in Brazil by geographical area at , larger only than the Federal District. Serg ...

since December 2, 2013, following the death of his predecessor, Governor Marcelo Déda, who

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. He served as a Sergipe state deputy from 1975 to 1978. Barreto also served as the Mayor of

Aracaju Aracaju () is the capital of the state of Sergipe, Brazil, located in the northeastern part of the country on the coast, about 350 km (217 mi) north of Salvador. According to the 2020 estimate, the city has 664,908 inhabitants, which re ...

, the state's largest city, from 1986 to 1988 and again from 1993 to 1994. Barreto won re-election for a full term as governor in the Sergipe gubernatorial election on October 5, 2014. Governor Barreto received 53.51% of the vote, while his closest opponent, Eduardo Amorim of the PSC, placed second with 41.33% of the vote.

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Living people 1944 births Governors of Sergipe Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Brazil) from Sergipe Brazilian Democratic Movement politicians People from Aracaju Members of the Legislative Assembly of Sergipe {{Brazil-politician-stub

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