Rodrigo Sobral Rollemberg (born July 13, 1959) is a Brazilian

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and member of the

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(PSB). He served as

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of the

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from 2015 to 2019. Rollemberg won the 2014 Federal District gubernatorial election on October 5, 2014, with 812,036 votes, or 55.56% of the vote. He defeated the

Party of the Republic The Liberal Party ( pt, Partido Liberal, PL) is a conservative and national liberal political party in Brazil. From its foundation in 2006 until 2019, it was called the Party of the Republic ( pt, Partido da República, PR). The party was found ...

(PR) gubernatorial candidate, Jofran Frejat, who placed second with 649,587 votes, or 44.44%. Following his election victory, Rollemberg pledged to hold the government of the Federal District more accountable. He also promised to create a "accountability council," composed of civic leaders and private citizens. Rollemberg took office on January 1, 2015, succeeding outgoing Governor

Agnelo Queiroz Agnelo dos Santos Queiroz Filho (born November 9, 1958) is a Brazilian politician and member of the Workers' Party (PT) since 2008. He has served as the Governor of the Federal District A federal district is a type of administrative divisio ...

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Living people 1959 births Governors of the Federal District (Brazil) Members of the Federal Senate (Brazil) Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Brazil) from the Federal District Brazilian Socialist Party politicians University of Brasília alumni People from Rio de Janeiro (state) {{Brazil-politician-stub