{"id":62540,"date":"2020-10-21T07:06:43","date_gmt":"2020-10-21T10:06:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rioonwatch.org\/?p=62540"},"modified":"2022-08-02T18:53:10","modified_gmt":"2022-08-02T21:53:10","slug":"2020-local-elections-get-to-know-rios-mayoral-candidates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/?p=62540","title":{"rendered":"2020 Municipal Elections: Get to Know Rio&#8217;s Mayoral Candidates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2T96UFe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><strong>Clique aqui para Portugu\u00eas<\/strong><\/em><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/32ShEhs\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-23766 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/PT-e1439583827971.png\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><i data-stringify-type=\"italic\">This article is part of a <\/i><i data-stringify-type=\"italic\"><a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/36pW7Nd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/36pW7Nd\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\">series of articles on Rio de Janeiro\u2019s 2020 municipal elections<\/a><\/i><i data-stringify-type=\"italic\">\u00a0from a favela perspective.<\/i><\/em><\/p>\n<p><i>With an <\/i><a style=\"font-style: italic;\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3dyydST\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">estimated population of 6,718,903<\/a><i>, according to the <\/i><a style=\"font-style: italic;\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2N99RSB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brazilian Institute for Geography and Statistics<\/a><i>, the city of Rio de Janeiro has\u00a0<\/i><a style=\"font-style: italic;\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3lSK1C7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">4,851,887 registered voters<\/a><i>, according to data from the federal Electoral Superior Court (TSE). The current mayoral election is among the most disputed contests in the city of Rio in the past twenty years, with a total of 14 candidates running for mayor, each with accompanying vice-mayor\u2014of these running mates, six are from other parties, constituting a coalition ticket, while eight are running alongside someone of the same party. In addition to the mayor, voters will choose <\/i><a style=\"font-style: italic;\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3dq6gwc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">city councilors<\/a><i>. According to the new electoral schedule, adopted due to <\/i><em><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2QZjDJI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Covid-19<\/a>, the first round of voting will take place on November 15 and the runoff, if there is one, will be on November 29.<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>Check out the basics on each candidate running to head the executive branch of Rio&#8217;s municipal government:<\/h4>\n<h3>Benedita da Silva (Worker&#8217;s Party &#8211; PT)<\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Rios-Mayoral-PT-Nominnee-Benedita-da-Silva.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-62543 size-content\" title=\"PT Mayoral Nominee Benedita da Silva\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Rios-Mayoral-PT-Nominnee-Benedita-da-Silva-620x264.jpg\" alt=\"Rio's Mayoral PT Nominnee Benedita da Silva\" width=\"620\" height=\"264\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<h5>Candidate Number: 13 \u2013 Candidate from Coalition \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2IBjuLq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">It\u2019s the People\u2019s Turn<\/a>\u201d<\/h5>\n<p>\u201cBen\u00e9,\u201d as she is known, is 78, a political activist for the <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2IssJ0e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Black Movement<\/a>, and a feminist. She began her political career in the favela community movement. <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3lMSd74\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Benedita da Silva<\/a> is the daughter of a washerwoman and a construction worker who lived in what was once the favela <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2Tfttbe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Praia do Pinto<\/a> in Rio\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/318kJ9H\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">South Zone<\/a>. Soon after her birth, da Silva moved to the favela of <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2R0npBU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chap\u00e9u-Mangueira<\/a>, where she lived for 57 years. A federal congresswoman for the Workers\u2019 Party (PT), she has held political office for 38 years. <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/340ueuY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">She was elected for the first time<\/a>\u00a0as a Rio de Janeiro city councilor in 1982, and she ran for mayor 28 years ago, in 1992, coming in second to C\u00e9sar Maia.<\/p>\n<p>The PT\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/glo.bo\/3kcY59r\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">made her candidacy official on September 16<\/a>, with current state congresswoman\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2H4Vwrv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nurse Rejane (PCdoB)<\/a> as her running mate in a party coalition. Da Silva is Presbyterian. She is trained as a <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2OjALac\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">nursing assistant and has a degree in Social Work<\/a>. She began working as a child, early on working as a street vendor, domestic worker, factory worker, and school attendant.<\/p>\n<p>Da Silva has a political background of protagonism as the first Afro-Brazilian woman to reach some of the highest posts in Brazil\u2019s history. The current candidate has served one term as a city councilor; five terms as a federal congresswoman, one term as a senator, and was interim governor of Rio for one year, in addition to having served as the minister of the Special Secretariat of Social Assistance and Promotion in the Luiz In\u00e1cio &#8220;Lula&#8221; da Silva presidential administration and as the state of Rio&#8217;s Secretary of Social Assistance and Human Rights. She declared that she has <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3nPJItM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">R$941,762.92<\/a>\u00a0(US$168,433) in assets to the TSE and <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3j3fKPl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">self-identifies as black<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Clarissa Garotinho (Republican Party of Social Order &#8211;\u00a0PROS)<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Rios-Mayoral-PROS-Nominnee-Clarissa-Garotinho.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-62545 size-content\" title=\"PROS Mayorla Nominee Clarissa Garotinho\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Rios-Mayoral-PROS-Nominnee-Clarissa-Garotinho-620x264.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"264\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5>Candidate Number: 90 \u2013 Campaign slogan \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/34Zefg8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rio de Janeiro, a New Story<\/a>\u201d<\/h5>\n<p>From Campos dos Goytacazes, a municipality in the north of the state of Rio, journalist Clarissa Barros Assed Matheus de Oliveira, also known as <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/372rAXH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Clarissa Garotinho<\/a>, is 38 and is the daughter of ex-governors of the state of Rio, Anthony Garotinho and Rosinha Matheus, from whom she inherited her political name \u201cGarotinho.\u201d She is currently serving her second term as a federal congresswoman for the state of Rio.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/37bgYWw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Republican Party of Social Order (PROS)<\/a> officialized <a href=\"https:\/\/glo.bo\/33YpDJV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">her candidacy<\/a> on September 12, with no coalitions with other parties. Her running mate is the actor and <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/341VOYK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">filmmaker Jorge Coutinho<\/a>, ex-president of the <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/31dANZu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rio de Janeiro Artists and Entertainment Workers Union<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Garotinho was involved in student activism and was director of the <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3lTzGpH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Union of Students<\/a>\u00a0at the same time she began a career in radio. In 2009, she was elected a city councilor for Rio de Janeiro. She served as Rio de Janeiro&#8217;s Municipal Secretary for Development, Employment and Innovation from 2017-2018 during the current\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/31U6h54\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Marcelo Crivella<\/a>\u00a0administration.<\/p>\n<p>Before joining PROS to run for mayor, she was affiliated with five other parties: the Democratic Workers\u2019 Party (PDT), the <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/31ouuSO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB)<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/37sUbp8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB)<\/a>, currently known as the Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB), the <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/31mN3qn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Liberal Party (PL)<\/a>, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/31q1HNS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brazilian Republican Party (PRB)<\/a>. She declared assets of <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/31o6csn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">R$151,486.37<\/a>\u00a0(US$27,093) to the TSE and <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/379RBV1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">self-identifies as white<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Cyro Garcia (United Socialist Worker&#8217;s Party &#8211; PSTU)<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Rios-Mayoral-PSTU-Nominnee-Cyro-Garcia.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-62546 size-content\" title=\"PSTU Mayoral Nominee Cyro Garcia\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Rios-Mayoral-PSTU-Nominnee-Cyro-Garcia-620x264.jpg\" alt=\"Rio's Mayoral PSTU Nominnee Cyro Garcia\" width=\"620\" height=\"264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Rios-Mayoral-PSTU-Nominnee-Cyro-Garcia-620x264.jpg 620w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Rios-Mayoral-PSTU-Nominnee-Cyro-Garcia-940x400.jpg 940w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5>Candidate Number: 16 \u2013 Campaign slogan \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3k4fPDG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Building a Socialist Alternative of Race and Class for Rio de Janeiro<\/a>\u201d<\/h5>\n<p>With a PhD in History from the Fluminense Federal University (UFF), <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2FzFYeI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cyro Garcia<\/a> is a retired banker with a history of fighting in the bankers\u2019 union movement. Garcia was born in Minas Gerais on October 26, 1954, but has lived in Rio de Janeiro since he was six. He was raised in the city&#8217;s periphery and subsequently relocated to <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3581ZK2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Greater Tijuca<\/a>, in Rio&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2IgR5qe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">North Zone<\/a>. His father was a truck driver and his mother, a seamstress. In the 1970s he studied at the National Law College at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), where his interest and involvement in politics began.<\/p>\n<p>Garcia\u2019s candidacy was announced on <a href=\"https:\/\/glo.bo\/3nYYu1x\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 5<\/a>\u00a0by the <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3dL7J0A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">United Socialist Worker&#8217;s Party (PTSU)<\/a>, with <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/31cJZxh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">teacher Elisa Guimar\u00e3es<\/a> as running mate. Garcia is currently a university lecturer, and this is his fifth run in Rio de Janeiro\u2019s mayoral elections. He is also the president of the state leadership board of the PSTU.<\/p>\n<p>Garcia was one of the founding members of the Workers\u2019 Party (PT) and of the <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2IvA3bu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Unified Workers&#8217; Center (CUT)<\/a> union. For ten months in 1993, he was federal congressman for Rio de Janeiro as a substitute for Jamil Haddad. He was a candidate for a Rio de Janeiro seat in Brazil&#8217;s federal Senate in 2018, but was not elected. Before becoming involved with the PSTU, he was affiliated with the PT. Garcia declared assets of <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3dzXsnJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">R$565,000<\/a>\u00a0(US$101,050) to the TSE and <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/341Beb8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">self-identifies as black<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Eduardo Bandeira de Mello (Sustainability Network &#8211; REDE)<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Rios-Mayoral-REDE-Nominnee-Eduardo-Bandeira-de-Mello.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-62547 size-content\" title=\"REDE Mayoral Nominee Eduardo Bandeira de Mello\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Rios-Mayoral-REDE-Nominnee-Eduardo-Bandeira-de-Mello-620x264.jpg\" alt=\"Rio's Mayoral REDE Nominnee Eduardo Bandeira de Mello\" width=\"620\" height=\"264\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5>Candidate Number: 18 \u2013 Campaign slogan \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2IoPMck\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">I am the Rio that I love<\/a>\u201d<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/34aAD7b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Eduardo Bandeira de Mello<\/a>, former president of the Flamengo soccer club, has a postgraduate degree in business administration from <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2XQ3Rma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UFRJ<\/a> and for 36 years was a manager at Brazil&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2I6Chy5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Development Bank (BNDES)<\/a>, where he was in charge of the Municipalities&#8217; Modernization Program and was also <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3o4jtQr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">head of the Environment Department<\/a>. He served four years in this role before becoming head of the Amazon Fund\u2019s Management Department, a position he held until July of 2009. The candidate is from Tijuca and was born on March 22, 1953.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3ji9KCe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sustainability Network (REDE)<\/a> made his candidacy official on <a href=\"https:\/\/glo.bo\/33WdVPK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 16<\/a>, with journalist and former city councilor <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2Ixxt4J\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Andrea Gouv\u00eaa Vieira<\/a>\u00a0as running mate.<\/p>\n<p>Affiliated with the Sustainability Network since 2018, Bandeira de Mello is 67 and was originally slated to form an alliance with the <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3lMIbmi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Democratic Workers\u2019 Party (PDT)<\/a>, but he decided to run for mayor on his own instead. He was a candidate for federal Congress in 2018, but was not elected. He declared assets of <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3nQs4WB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">R$6,159,557.34<\/a>\u00a0($1,101,632) to the TSE and <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2Hcx3A2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">self-identifies as white<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Eduardo Paes (Democrats &#8211; DEM)<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Rios-Mayoral-DEM-Nominnee-Eduardo-Paes.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-62548 size-content\" title=\"DEM Mayoral Nominee Eduardo Paes\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Rios-Mayoral-DEM-Nominnee-Eduardo-Paes-620x264.jpg\" alt=\"Rio's Mayoral DEM Nominnee Eduardo Paes\" width=\"620\" height=\"264\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5>Candidate number: 25 \u2013 Campaign slogan \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3dqf31n\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">It\u2019s More Than Work, It\u2019s Love for Rio<\/a>\u201d<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3dqf31n\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Eduardo Paes<\/a> was born on November 14, 1969 and was raised in the neighborhood of <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/31agBaM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jardim Bot\u00e2nico<\/a>, in Rio de Janeiro\u2019s South Zone. He graduated from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2YyinSU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PUC-Rio<\/a>) with a law degree, although he never practiced law. At the age of 23, he entered politics and became deputy mayor of the West Zone I region (including <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2XMIfdq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Barra da Tijuca<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3apXYl5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Recreio dos Bandeirantes<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3cqKqaG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jacarepagu\u00e1<\/a>, and other nearby neighborhoods) in the first administration of former mayor <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3cqKqaG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">C\u00e9sar Maia<\/a>, Paes\u2019 political mentor. This is Paes\u2019 third time running for mayor. He served as mayor for two terms, from 2009 to 2016, when Rio hosted the World Cup and Olympics. He was re-elected in the first round of the 2012 election, though in 2018 he lost an election for governor of the state, losing in the runoff to <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2O76vSy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wilson Witzel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>His candidacy was made official by the Democrats party (<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3olTHay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DEM<\/a>) on <a href=\"https:\/\/glo.bo\/352nAne\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 2<\/a>, with the Liberal Party\u2019s (PL) municipal president, <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2FzuHeb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nilton Caldeira<\/a>, as his running mate. The <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/348BuFh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">coalition<\/a> \u201cCertainty of a Better Rio\u201d relies on the support of five other political parties in addition to the Liberal Party: Cidadania, the Green Party (PV), Avante, the Christian Democrats, and the Brazilian Social Democratic Party (<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3c8qcSS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PSDB<\/a>). Later in September, Paes was charged by the <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2H9mTk0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Electoral Public Prosecutor<\/a> with accusations of receiving illegal campaign donations from Odebrecht in the 2012 election. The prosecutors accused the former mayor of receiving R$10.8 million (US$1.93 million) in bribes from the construction firm.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to joining the Democrats in 2018, Paes had been registered over the years with five other parties: the Green Party, the Liberal Front Party (PFL), the Brazilian Workers\u2019 Party (PTB), the PSDB, and the PMDB, which is currently the MDB. Paes declared assets of <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3iXBhsD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">R$478,358.42<\/a> (US$85,554) to the TSE and <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/31ejdEt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">self-identifies as white<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Fred Luz (New Party &#8211; NOVO)<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Rios-Mayoral-NOVO-Nominnee-Fred-Luz.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-62549 size-content\" title=\"NOVO Mayoral Nominee Fred Luz\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Rios-Mayoral-NOVO-Nominnee-Fred-Luz-620x264.jpg\" alt=\"Rio's Mayoral NOVO Nominnee Fred Luz\" width=\"620\" height=\"264\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5>Candidate Number: 30 &#8211; Campaign <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/33Wc3qn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">website<\/a><\/h5>\n<p>Fred Luz is an engineer educated at PUC-Rio and worked as an equipment engineer for state oil company Petrobras from 1975 to 1980. Following his stint at Petrobras, he undertook roles at various other companies in the private sector, such as Lojas Americanas. Luz then opened his own export company. In the 2018 presidential elections, Luz was one of the campaign coordinators for Jo\u00e3o Am\u00f4edo of the <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2TcxxZR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NOVO<\/a> reform party.<\/p>\n<p>Luz\u2019s candidacy was made official at a NOVO virtual convention on <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/316vMSp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 31<\/a>. His running mate is biologist <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3j7HNx9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Giselle Gomes<\/a>, a civil servant at the <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/354uY1z\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Institute of Industrial Property<\/a> (INPI) and a doctor in biophysics.<\/p>\n<p>In 2018, Luz was part of the transition team of incoming Minas Gerais governor Romeu Zema of the NOVO party. After Zema took office, he became the coordinator of his support department. Luz is a member of <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3nOh2RQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RenovaBR<\/a>, a <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3dLcIhN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">political reform movement<\/a> that has the support of personalities such as television presenter Luciano Huck. Luz declared assets of <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/357M4vy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">R$4,742,058.08<\/a> ($848,114) to the TSE and <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/31ejdEt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">self-identifies as white<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Gl\u00f3ria Heloiza (Social Christian Party &#8211; PSC)<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Rios-Mayoral-PSC-Nominnee-Gloria-Heloiza.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-62550 size-content\" title=\"PSC Mayoral Nominee Gl\u00f3ria Heloiza\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Rios-Mayoral-PSC-Nominnee-Gloria-Heloiza-620x264.jpg\" alt=\"Rio's Mayoral PSC Nominnee Gl\u00f3ria Heloiza\" width=\"620\" height=\"264\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5>Candidate Number: 20 &#8211; \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2SXq6FI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Love for Rio<\/a>&#8221; Campaign<\/h5>\n<p>Former judge <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3dH8N5y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gl\u00f3ria Heloiza<\/a> joined the <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/31yg5SH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Social Christian Party<\/a> (PSC) in March 2020, formally vacating the magistracy to run for mayor of Rio. She was a judge at the 2nd Court for Children, Adolescents and Elderly at the Rio de Janeiro\u2019s Court of Justice (TJ-RJ). She is from Rio, born and raised in Jacarepagu\u00e1. On her <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3k3p9I6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter account<\/a>, she highlights being a \u201cdefender of the family, of accessibility, and of inclusion for all citizens.\u201d Her affiliation with the PSC was carried out in March thanks to <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3od9OHa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pastor Everaldo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Gl\u00f3ria Heloiza&#8217;s nomination was unanimously approved by the party&#8217;s municipal branch on <a href=\"https:\/\/glo.bo\/2T8qGRn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 31<\/a>, with economist <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/37hNXs6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mauro Santos<\/a> as running mate. To the TSE, the candidate declared assets of <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/33Z5d3h\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">R$1,542,000.00<\/a> (US$275,786) and <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3nYtPRE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">self-declared as white<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Henrique Simonard (PCO &#8211; Worker&#8217;s Cause Party)<\/h3>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Rios-Mayoral-PCO-Nominnee-Henrique-Simonard.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-62551 size-content\" title=\"PCO Mayoral Nominee Henrique Simonard\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Rios-Mayoral-PCO-Nominnee-Henrique-Simonard-620x264.png\" alt=\"Rio's Mayoral PCO Nominnee Henrique Simonard\" width=\"620\" height=\"264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Rios-Mayoral-PCO-Nominnee-Henrique-Simonard-620x264.png 620w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Rios-Mayoral-PCO-Nominnee-Henrique-Simonard-940x400.png 940w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Candidate Number: 29 &#8211; Candidate&#8217;s campaign page not found<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/33WBVSS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Henrique Simonard<\/a> is 23 years old and a member of the <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/33WBVSS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Workers&#8217; Cause Party<\/a> (PCO), serving in the <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/37fZ0lE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alliance of the Revolutionary Youth<\/a> collective. Simonard, who has completed high school, was born on December 16, 1997. He is running for the first time as mayor of Rio de Janeiro, with 37-year-old student <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2FEHeNC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Caetano Sigiliano<\/a> on the ticket for vice-mayor. In 2018, he tried for a seat in the Rio de Janeiro state legislature, but was not elected. He has been a member of the PCO since 2018. His candidacy was made official <a href=\"https:\/\/glo.bo\/33ZyLxH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">during the party&#8217;s convention<\/a>, on September 13. To the TSE, he <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2FxUfbK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">declared<\/a> no assets, and <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2FxUfbK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">self-declared as white<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Luiz Lima (Social Liberal Party &#8211; PSL)<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Rios-Mayoral-PSL-Nominnee-Luiz-Lima.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-62552 size-content\" title=\"PSL Mayoral Nominee Luiz Lima\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Rios-Mayoral-PSL-Nominnee-Luiz-Lima-620x264.jpg\" alt=\"Rio's Mayoral PSL Nominnee Luiz Lima\" width=\"620\" height=\"264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Rios-Mayoral-PSL-Nominnee-Luiz-Lima-620x264.jpg 620w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Rios-Mayoral-PSL-Nominnee-Luiz-Lima-940x400.jpg 940w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5>Candidate Number: 17 &#8211; Campaign <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3j8hsyK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Page<\/a><\/h5>\n<p>A former Olympic swimmer with a degree in Physical Education, Luiz Lima is from Rio de Janeiro and was born on December 10, 1977. He began his political career in 2016, when he assumed office as the National Secretary for High-Performance Sports, under President <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3mcbXBj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Michel Temer<\/a>. In 2018, he was elected to represent Rio in Brazil&#8217;s federal Congress as part of the <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2XJnJdz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Social Liberal Party (PSL)<\/a>. He was the eighth-most voted candidate in the state.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2SWuBAo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lima<\/a> participated in the political training program RenovaBR, which is supported by Brazilian celebrities and businesspeople in search of political renewal. To the TSE, he <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/318joRK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">declared<\/a>\u00a0total assets of R$1,537,681.74 (US$274,336) and <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3o29Lhc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">self-declared as white<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Marcelo Crivella (Republicans)<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Rios-Mayoral-Republicanos-Nominnee-Marcelo-Crivella.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-62553 size-content\" title=\"Incumbent Mayor and Republicans Nominee Marcelo Crivella\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Rios-Mayoral-Republicanos-Nominnee-Marcelo-Crivella-620x264.jpg\" alt=\"Rio's Mayoral Republicanos Nominnee for re-election Marcelo Crivella\" width=\"620\" height=\"264\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5>Candidate Number: 10 &#8211; Campaign <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3nOOdVj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Site<\/a><\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2P0FVe2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Marcelo Crivella<\/a> is the current mayor of Rio de Janeiro and is seeking re-election. A Rio de Janeiro native and civil engineer, he was born on October 9, 1957 and is a descendant of Italian immigrants and Northeastern Brazilians. The candidate is a licensed bishop of the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God, a neo-Pentecostal denomination founded by his uncle, Edir Macedo. Crivella had his candidacy <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/377Tql6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">officially sanctioned<\/a> for re-election by the Republicans party on September 7, without disclosing the name of a running mate. Subsequently, Lieutenant Colonel of the Armed Forces <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/377Tql6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Andrea Firmo<\/a> was announced as joining the ticket. The current mayor has the support of six parties: Patriotic, Progressive, Solidarity, We Can, PTC and PRTB, <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/348BuFh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">forming the coalition<\/a> \u201cWith God, for the Family and for Rio,\u201d which has the largest number of candidates for city council at 150.<\/p>\n<p>Crivella began his political career as a federal senator for Rio de Janeiro in 2002. He was re-elected in 2010 as part of the PRB, which he helped found. After two unsuccessful mayoral bids in 2004 and 2008, he was elected mayor of Rio in 2016, winning the election in the second round against <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/31uFCO3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Marcelo Freixo<\/a>. In the Dilma Rousseff (PT) administration, he held the position of Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture between 2012 and 2014. His current candidacy for re-election is supported by President <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/34Zkb8A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jair Bolsonaro<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Despite being an incumbent, on September 24, the Regional Electoral Court of Rio de Janeiro (TRE-RJ) unanimously <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3k1ehKK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ruled Crivella ineligible<\/a> on the crime of abuse of public power. That&#8217;s because, in 2018, he used Comlurb (municipal waste management utility) employees to promote his son&#8217;s federal congressional campaign. As a result, Crivella would be ineligible to run for public office until 2026. However, he obtained a temporary order in the Electoral Court that <a href=\"https:\/\/glo.bo\/3jcWmiI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">suspended the sentence<\/a> of eight years of ineligibility. With this decision, his campaign once again fulfilled the requirements of the <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3dzPYRz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lei da Ficha Limpa<\/a> anti-corruption law. To the TSE, Crivella <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2SThujl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">declared<\/a> assets of R$665,634.27 (US$118,747) and <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/34RVRpa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">self-declared as white<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Martha Rocha (Democratic Labor Party &#8211; PDT)<\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Rios-Mayoral-PDT-Nominnee-for-election-Martha-Rocha.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-62554 size-content\" title=\"PDT Mayoral nominee Martha Rocha\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Rios-Mayoral-PDT-Nominnee-for-election-Martha-Rocha-620x264.jpg\" alt=\"Rio's Mayoral PDT Nominnee for election Martha Rocha\" width=\"620\" height=\"264\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<h5>Candidate Number: 12 &#8211; Campaign \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/34W9zHW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Courage to Do Different<\/a>\u201d<\/h5>\n<p>Former head of the state&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lcYfV1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Civil Police<\/a> during the government of S\u00e9rgio Cabral, the lawmaker is <a href=\"https:\/\/glo.bo\/34XQSUa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">president of the special commission<\/a> that investigates state government contracts during the Covid-19 pandemic and is a federal congresswoman for the state of Rio de Janeiro. She was born on April 30, 1959 to Portuguese parents and grew up in the neighborhood of Penha in Rio&#8217;s North Zone. Rocha holds a degree in law from UFRJ with a specialization in human rights, and before joining the Civil Police at the age of 23, she was an elementary school teacher.<\/p>\n<p>She was <a href=\"https:\/\/glo.bo\/34XQSUa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">officially endorsed as a candidate<\/a> by the Democratic Labor Party (PDT) on September 12, 2020. At the time, her running mate was not defined. Subsequently, show producer <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3k8Z0Yd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Anderson Quack<\/a> was announced for the position, <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/348BuFh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">forming the coalition<\/a> \u201cUnited for Rio\u201d with the PSB party.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2T0owmq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rocha<\/a> ran unsuccessfully for state congress in 2002 and 2006. In 2014, she was elected. She was the first woman in the history of Rio de Janeiro to head the Civil Police. She has been registered with two other parties: the PSB (2001-2013) and the Social Democratic Party (PSD) (2013-2016). Since 2016, she has been affiliated with the PDT. To the TSE, she <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3duXDAt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a> assets of R$1,308,793.28 (US$233,463) and <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2Hc3SgC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">self-declared as white<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Paulo Messina (Brazilian Democratic Movement &#8211; MDB)<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Rios-Mayoral-MDB-Nominnee-for-election-Paulo-Messina.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-62555 size-content\" title=\"MDB Mayoral Nominee Paulo Messina\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Rios-Mayoral-MDB-Nominnee-for-election-Paulo-Messina-620x264.jpg\" alt=\"Rio's Mayoral MDB Nominnee for election Paulo Messina\" width=\"620\" height=\"264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Rios-Mayoral-MDB-Nominnee-for-election-Paulo-Messina-620x264.jpg 620w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Rios-Mayoral-MDB-Nominnee-for-election-Paulo-Messina-940x400.jpg 940w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5>Candidate Number: 15 &#8211; Campaign <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3lRZCC9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Site<\/a><\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/31cWTLK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paulo Messina<\/a>, 45, is from Rio de Janeiro. He is currently serving his third term in the <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/386fCK6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">City Council<\/a>. He holds a postgraduate degree in Education and was re-elected in the last municipal election in 2016 with just over 15,000 votes. Messina identifies himself on his Facebook, Twitter and Instagram profiles as a \u201cmathematician, teacher and councilor in Rio.\u201d He began his political career in 2008. He served on the Education and Culture Commission, of which he was president for five years. He is the former chief of staff for Marcelo Crivella.<\/p>\n<p>Currently an opponent of Crivella, councilor Messina was <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/317TXjq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">officially recognized<\/a> at the MDB convention as the party&#8217;s candidate for mayor on September 14. <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3dzd0b8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sheila Barbosa<\/a>, a psychologist who is also from the MDB, is his running mate. Messina <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3786yqo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">informed<\/a> the TSE that he had assets totaling of R$319,300.00 (US$59,961) and <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3k6CIGD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">self-declared as white<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Renata Souza (Socialism and Liberty Party &#8211; PSOL)<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Rios-Mayoral-PSOL-Nominnee-for-election-Renata-Souza.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-62556 size-content\" title=\"PSOL Mayoral Nominee Renata Souza\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Rios-Mayoral-PSOL-Nominnee-for-election-Renata-Souza-620x264.jpg\" alt=\"Rio's Mayoral PSOL Nominnee for election Renata Souza\" width=\"620\" height=\"264\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5>Campaign Number: 50 &#8211; Campaign &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/34XNatM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A Rio\/River of Hope<\/a>&#8220;<\/h5>\n<p>Renata Souza was born and raised in the <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2IgZ9Y4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Complexo da Mar\u00e9<\/a> favelas of Rio de Janeiro&#8217;s North Zone. She was born on August 31, 1982 to a mother who was a seamstress and housewife and a father who was a machine operator. She self-identifies as a feminist, black favela resident. She is a journalist who earned her degree from PUC-Rio on a full scholarship. She also holds a PhD in Communication and Culture from UFRJ. She was the first in her family to earn a college degree.<\/p>\n<p>In 2018, she was elected to state congress in Rio de Janeiro as part of the <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2KzdRfR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL)<\/a> with more than 63,000 votes. Renata is the first black woman to be president of the state legislature&#8217;s Commission for the Defense of Human Rights and Citizenship. She had her candidacy <a href=\"https:\/\/glo.bo\/31boOf0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">officially sanctioned<\/a> by PSOL on September 3 alongside running mate Ibis Pereira, a retired <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2WQxnqh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Military Police<\/a> Colonel. The pair form the <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/348BuFh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">coalition<\/a> \u201cUm Rio de Esperan\u00e7a\u201d (\u201cA Rio\/River of Hope\u201d) with support from the Brazilian Communist Party (PCB) and the Popular Unity (UP) party.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2SV7UN5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Souza<\/a> served as a popular communicator for more than 15 years, in defense of life and in community reporting. As a human rights defender, she served as an aide to Marcelo Freixo for ten years, participating in the Human Rights Commission of the state legislature. When <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2MSUQ9Q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Marielle Franco<\/a> was elected city councilor in 2016, she became chief of staff to the councilwoman and served until Franco&#8217;s execution by gunshots in 2018. To the TSE, she <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/33WRZ78\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a>\u00a0total assets of R$42,000.00 (US$7,493) and <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/33WRZ78\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">self-declared as black<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Su\u00ead Haidar (Party of the Brazilian Woman &#8211; PMB)<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Rios-Mayoral-PMB-Nominnee-for-election-Sued-Haidar.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-62557 size-content\" title=\"PMB Mayoral Nominee Sued Haidar\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Rios-Mayoral-PMB-Nominnee-for-election-Sued-Haidar-620x264.jpg\" alt=\"Rio's Mayoral PMB Nominnee for election Su\u00ead Haidar\" width=\"620\" height=\"264\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5>Candidate Number: 35 &#8211; Campaign <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3j6Us3k\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Page<\/a> on Facebook<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3dxuZyZ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Su\u00ead Haidar Nogueira<\/a> was born on November 30, 1948 in S\u00e3o Luiz Gonzaga, a municipality of the state of Maranh\u00e3o. She moved to Rio de Janeiro in 1977, when she was 29. On her <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2IrA0xj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter account<\/a>, she identifies as \u201cwoman, black, mother, and Brazilian.\u201d She is the national president of the Party of the Brazilian Woman (PMB) and its founder. This is the first time she is running for a position in the executive branch. In 2018, she unsuccessfully ran for federal congress. Her candidacy for mayor was officially announced by the party on September 12 alongside lawyer <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2Hal1rg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jessica Rabello Guimar\u00e3es<\/a> as her running mate.<\/p>\n<p>In the declaration to the TSE, Nogueira\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/351GESv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">has no reported assets<\/a>, and she <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/351GESv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">self-declares as black<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>On Thursday, October 22, at 6pm (Bras\u00edlia Time) the Sustainable Favela Network* will hold a <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3kifwoQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">propositive debate with 11 mayoral candidates<\/a>. It will be focused on sustainability and the resilience of Rio&#8217;s favelas. The debate will be livestreamed via<\/em><em> Zoom and on the <a href=\"http:\/\/tv.favelasustentavel.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sustainable Favela Network Facebook and YouTube pages<\/a>. Attendance via Zoom is limited and priority is given to members of the Sustainable Favela Network and journalists. Subscribe to receive details for accessing the transmission on Zoom, Facebook or YouTube: <a class=\"c-link\" href=\"http:\/\/debate2020.favelasustentavel.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"http:\/\/debate2020.favelasustentavel.org\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\">debate2020.favelasustentavel.org<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>To get to know the SFN&#8217;s policy proposals for sustainable development of the favelas and the city in general, be sure to read the letter of commitment (<\/em>carta-compromisso<em>) presented to the candidates: <a class=\"c-link\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/RFSCartaCompromisso\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/RFSCartaCompromisso\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/RFSCartaCompromisso<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>*The Sustainable Favela Network (SFN) and RioOnWatch are both projects of the NGO Catalytic Comunitites (CatComm)<\/em><i data-stringify-type=\"italic\"><\/i><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><b>Support our efforts to provide strategic assistance to Rio\u2019s favelas during the Covid-19 pandemic, including\u00a0<\/b><b><i>RioOnWatch<\/i><\/b><b>\u2019s tireless, critical and cutting-edge hyperlocal journalism, online community organizing meetings, and direct support to favelas\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/FavelaCovidResponse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">by clicking here<\/a><\/b><b>.<\/b><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Clique aqui para Portugu\u00eas This article is part of a series of articles on Rio de Janeiro\u2019s 2020 municipal elections\u00a0from a favela perspective. 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