Randolph Frederich Rodrigues Alves (
Garanhuns
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, 6 November 1972), commonly known as Randolfe Rodrigues, is a
Brazil
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ian
journalist
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and
politician
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. Since 2011, Rodrigues serves as a
Senator
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for the state of
Amapá
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.
He is the leader of the opposition to the
Bolsonaro government in the Federal Senate.It was the most voted in the history of the state of
Amapá
Amapá () is one of the 26 states of Brazil. It is in the northern region of Brazil. It is the second least populous state and the eighteenth largest by area. Located in the far northern part of the country, Amapá is bordered clockwise by Fr ...
in the 2010 Elections. During
Dilma Rousseff's impeachment process, he defended that, if it were for the whole work, he would also have to remove Vice-President
Michel Temer
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. In the 2018 elections, he was re-elected senator.
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1972 births
People from Amapá
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Living people
Sustainability Network politicians
Socialism and Liberty Party politicians
Workers' Party (Brazil) politicians
Members of the Legislative Assembly of Amapá
People from Garanhuns
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