Reinaldo Azambuja
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Reinaldo Azambuja Silva (born May 13, 1963) is a Brazilian agriculturalist and politician, affiliated with the
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, is the current
governor of Mato Grosso do Sul The Governor of Mato Grosso do Sul ( pt, Governador do Mato Grosso do Sul) is the head of government of the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul. It is a public position chosen through the two-round majority electoral system. If a candidate re ...
since 2015, a position he will hold until January 1, 2023. In elections in
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 ...
in 2014 he ran for governor. Azambuja came in second place in the first round and won the election in the second round against the candidate Delcídio Amaral. Born in
Campo Grande Campo Grande (, ) is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul in the Center-West region of the country. The city is nicknamed ''Cidade Morena'' ("Swarthy City" in Portuguese) because of the reddish-brown colour ...
, son of Zulmira Azambuja Silva and Roberto de Oliveira Silva, now deceased, Reinaldo Azambuja began studying Business Administration at the
Dom Bosco Catholic University The Dom Bosco Catholic University ( pt, Universidade Católica Dom Bosco, UCDB) is a private, non-profit Catholic university, located in Campo Grande Campo Grande (, ) is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Su ...
, in his hometown, but dropped out in the same year, in 1982, surprised by the death of from his father and driven to take over the family's farming business. He moved to Maracaju, in the interior of the state, after turning 18, and married Fátima Silva a year after his father's death. Reinaldo has three children: Thiago, Rafael and Rodrigo.


Political trajectory

Member of the
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, he was elected mayor of Maracaju in 1996, competing with Germano Francisco Bellan (PDT) and Luiz Gonzaga Prata Braga (PTB). Reinaldo was elected for his first term in Maracaju with 44.03% of the valid votes. Reinaldo was also re-elected in 2000 with 61.61% of the electorate, against Albert Cruz Kuendig (PT), and succeeded in 2005 by his cousin, Maurílio Azambuja (PFL). In addition, during this period he also chaired the Association of Municipalities of Mato Grosso do Sul (Assomasul). In 2006, he was elected state deputy and obtained the highest number of votes in the history 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 ...
, reaching around 47,772 votes. In the 2010 disputes, he was elected federal deputy for the Amor, Trabalho e Fé coalition, with about 122,213 valid votes. He ran for Mayor of Campo Grande in 2012 , obtaining 113,629 votes in the first round, equivalent to 25.43% of the valid votes, but lost the race for the second round, which took place between candidates Giroto, from the
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, and Alcides Bernal, from the PP, the latter having emerged as the winner in the race for the position.


First government (2015–2019)

In the elections 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 ...
in 2014, he ran for the position of governor on the ticket with the councilor of
Campo Grande Campo Grande (, ) is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul in the Center-West region of the country. The city is nicknamed ''Cidade Morena'' ("Swarthy City" in Portuguese) because of the reddish-brown colour ...
, Rose Modesto (
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). Running with the former mayor of Campo Grande, Nelson Trad Filho (PMDB) and the then PT senator, Delcídio Amaral. Azambuja ended the first round in second place, reversing the placement and being elected governor in the second round with 55.34% of the votes against candidate Delcídio Amaral. In the first year of administration, Azambuja had fulfilled six of the 23 campaign promises, in addition to having started to fulfill another two throughout 2015. In 2016, the number changed to five promises fulfilled and three were partially executed, while another fifteen of the promises given by the governor were not carried out. In the third year of his term, the governor had already fulfilled nine promises and was still carrying out three others, while 11 had not yet been put into practice. In July 2018, Reinaldo had already fulfilled 12 of the 23 campaign promises, part of the four commitments and had not yet put into practice another seven projects. In September 2016, the Azambuja government received 50% approval, according to the IBOPE Intelligence poll. Another survey by the institute, commissioned by TV Morena , pointed out that the Chief Executive had 37% regular evaluation, 36% good, 12% excellent, 7% terrible and 4% bad. In April 2017, Azambuja received 70.97% of popular approval, adding the ratings "Great", "Good" and "Fair". The data were collected by the Research Institute of Mato Grosso do Sul (Ipems) and published by the newspaper Correio do Estado. In November 2017, he proposed a state pension reform, having 15 votes in favor and four votes against in the first ballot. Consequently, the PT bench in the Legislative Assembly went to court to suspend the processing of the proposal, but the injunction was denied. The following week, unionists packed the House, even occupying the plenary to prevent the final vote. The session was suspended and the project had to be rescheduled. To secure approval, the Assembly beefed up security with support from the Military Police 's Shock Battalion. Access was limited, causing confrontation between the military and demonstrators, in addition to the arrest of a server suspected of destroying one of the entrance doors. By 13 votes to 7, the reform was approved in a second discussion, with the presence of police officers in plenary to ensure order, and sanctioned the following month. Azambuja then declared not to be concerned about the impact of the measures on the election and which opponents would support his measures in the future. In August 2018, the Azambuja government received a regular evaluation of 38%, 37% considered it excellent or good, 23% thought it would be bad or terrible and 3% did not know how to answer. Hired by TV Morena, the survey was carried out by IBOPE Intelligence. Another survey, by the Real Time Big Data institute, pointed out that the toucan's administration had 53% approval, against 32% rejection. 15% of respondents did not know or had no opinion. In September, the governor's management received 46% of excellent or good evaluation, 32% of respondents considered it fair, 17% thought it was bad or terrible and 5% did not know how to give an opinion. In the month of October, the administration of Azambuja received 55% positive approval; 31% did not like the toucan's way of governing the state and 14% did not know how to give an opinion. At the end of his first term, the governor had fulfilled 13 campaign promises, seven of which had been partially implemented and another seven broken.


Second government (2019–2023)

In the 2018 state elections, Azambuja ran for re-election as state governor. As deputy, the former mayor of
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and former vice-governor Murilo Zauith (DEM) was appointed. Among the contestants were former mayor of Mundo Novo, Humberto Amaducci (PT), former president 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 ...
, Junior Mochi, and federal judge Odilon de Oliveira (PDT). Against the latter, Azambuja qualified for the second round, winning with 52.35% of the votes.


References

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