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Waldir Maranhão Cardoso (born 4 August 1955) is a Brazilian politician and a member of the
Brazilian Social Democracy Party The Brazilian Social Democracy Party ( pt, Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira, PSDB), also known as the Brazilian Social Democratic Party or the Party of Brazilian Social Democracy,. is a political party in Brazil Brazil has a multi-pa ...
(PSDB). He was rector of the State University of Maranhão (
Universidade Estadual do Maranhão Universidade Estadual do Maranhão (UEMA, English: ''State University of Maranhão'') is a public state university in the state of Maranhão, Brazil. It was founded on March 25, 1987, and is based in São Luís. In addition to the Universidade ...
) before being elected to the
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in 2006. As Vice President of the Chamber (since 2007) he became Acting
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on 5 May 2016 following the suspension of
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, until new elections were held on July 13, with
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as the new president.


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1955 births Living people People from São Luís, Maranhão Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies (Brazil) Progressistas politicians Brazilian Social Democracy Party politicians Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Brazil) from Maranhão Brazilian veterinarians Rectors of universities in Brazil {{Brazil-politician-stub