Renan Barbosa Contar (; born 25 December 1983) is a Brazilian retired military officer and politician. Contar was a member of the

Legislative Assembly of Mato Grosso do Sul The Legislative Assembly of Mato Grosso do Sul (Portuguese: ''Assembleia Legislativa de Mato Grosso do Sul'') is the legislative body of the government of the state of Mato Grosso do Sul in Brazil. Governed by the 1969 Constitution , the ALMS came ...

from 2019 to 2023. He ran in the 2022 Mato Grosso do Sul state election as a candidate for governor, but was defeated by Eduardo Riedel (PSDB) on the second round. He attended the Preparatory School of Cadets for the Army in 2002 in

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, Brazil. He graduated from the Academia Militar das Agulhas Negras in 2006 in Resende. He is fluent in English and Spanish.

State deputy

In 2018, Contar ran in his first election and was the most voted

state deputy Established by the Constitution of Brazil, the State Senate is the State's representative body. The members are elected through the proportional system, by taking into account the joining affiliation (political party or coalition of parties), as a ...

of Mato Grosso do Sul. In the

, he guided his actions by defending themes such as: the fight against corruption,

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s and a safer state.

Private life

Son of René Roberto Contar and Miriam Machado Barbosa Contar, both of them advised him to choose the city of Campo Grande to live after training at the Military Academy of Agulhas Negras (AMAN), in order to continue the work related to his family roots. A work started by his paternal grandfather, Mr. Arif Contar, a Lebanese that came to Brazil at the beginning of the last century. Settled in the capital, the family was one of the pioneers in the development of the region. Contar is married to Iara Diniz. He has always been interested in sports and motorcycling, having traveled 18 countries in America on his motorbike. In one of these adventures, he reaches the borders of America such as Ushuaia (Argentina) and

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(United States).

Candidate for the government of Mato Grosso do Sul

Captain Contar was a candidate for the government of

Mato Grosso do Sul Mato Grosso do Sul () is one of the Midwestern states of Brazil. Neighboring Brazilian states are (from north clockwise) Mato Grosso, Goiás, Minas Gerais, São Paulo and Paraná. It also borders the countries of Paraguay, to the southwest, and ...

by the Brazilian Labor Renewal Party, and the lawyer, university professor, businessman and rancher Humberto Sávio Abussafi Figueiró was his running mate. Contar was polling in the voting intentions in 3rd place, and on October 2, 2022, during the first round of the

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, Contar got 26.71% of the vote, and was the most voted candidate for governor. He qualified for a second round against his opponent, the politician Eduardo Riedel, who got 25.16% of votes. One of the main reasons why his candidacy became so popular was the fact that the former president

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, declared his support to Contar's candidacy during a presidential debate on live TV. He was defeated by Riedel on the second round of the election, after only obtaining 43.10% of the votes.

Electoral history

2022 Mato Grosso do Sul gubernatorial election

Legislative Assembly

References

External links

Profile in the Legislative Assembly of Mato Grosso do Sul
* {{Authority control Brazilian politicians 1983 births Living people Brazilian Labour Renewal Party politicians People from Campinas