Bruno Cavalcanti de Araújo (born 15 March 1972 in Recife) is a Brazilian lawyer and politician, filiated to 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. As the third largest par ...

(PSDB). Was discharged from his third term as federal deputy for the state of

Pernambuco Pernambuco () is a state of Brazil, located in the Northeast region of the country. With an estimated population of 9.6 million people as of 2020, making it seventh-most populous state of Brazil and with around 98,148 km², being the ...

to assume the

Ministry of Cities The Ministry of Cities ( pt, Ministério das Cidades) is a cabinet-level federal ministry in Brazil, created on January 1, 2003. History The ministry was created on January 1, 2003, following the inauguration of President Luiz Inácio Lula ...

, appointed by the then acting president

Michel Temer Michel Miguel Elias Temer Lulia (; born 23 September 1940) is a Brazilian politician, lawyer and writer who served as the 37th president of Brazil from 31 August 2016 to 31 December 2018. He took office after the impeachment and removal from off ...

. On 17 April 2016, at 11:07pm (Brasília time zone), Araújo gave the vote 342 that authorized the admissibility of the process of ''impeachment'' of president

Dilma Rousseff Dilma Vana Rousseff (; born 14 December 1947) is a Brazilian economist and politician who served as the 36th president of Brazil, holding the position from 2011 until her impeachment and removal from office on 31 August 2016. She is the first w ...

. He is mentioned in 2017 among the beneficiaries of bribes from the multinational JBS. Resigned from the office of Minister on 13 November 2017 during a conflict between part of the

and the government. Araújo was elect National President of the PSDB on 31 May 2019, replacing former Governor of

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, Geraldo Alckmin.

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* , - {{DEFAULTSORT:Araújo, Bruno 1972 births Brazilian Social Democracy Party politicians Living people Politicians from Recife Government ministers of Brazil 21st-century Brazilian lawyers Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Brazil) from Pernambuco