Ricardo Ferraço (born August 17, 1963) is a Brazilian politician and businessman. He has represented the state of Espírito Santo in the

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from 2011 to 2019. Previously, he was a

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for Espírito Santo from 1999 to 2003. He is a member of the

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. In 1997, he took over as Chief of Staff Secretary of the State Government of the Espírito Santo. In 1998 he was elected to the

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, and received the most votes in the state Espírito Santo, with about 75,000. He fulfilled his mandate in the federal chamber from 1999 to 2002. He ran for election to the Federal Senate in 2002, but received fourth place, and

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and

Magno Malta Magno Malta (born October 16, 1957) is a Brazilian fundamentalist evangelical pastor, religious singer, and politician. He has represented Espírito Santo in the Federal Senate from 2003 to 2019 and was re-elected for a separate term that sta ...

won Espírito Santo's two state seats. Before being elected Lieutenant Governor of Espírito Santo, he occupied the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Supply, Aquaculture and Fisheries (SEAG) during the first term of state Governor Paulo Hartung (2003-2006). As deputy governor he took office in 2007, and became responsible also for the Department of Transport and Public Works (Setop) as well as the coordinator of the Project Management area of the State Government. He was elected to the Federal Senate in the 2010 elections with 44.55% of the vote in his home state. He supports the impeachment of incumbent President of Brazil Dilma Rousseff.

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Members of the Federal Senate (Brazil) Living people 1963 births Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Brazil) from Espírito Santo Brazilian Social Democracy Party politicians People from Cachoeiro de Itapemirim {{Brazil-politician-stub