Romeu Zema

Romeu Zema
Zema in 2023
Governor of Minas Gerais
Assumed office
1 January 2023
Vice GovernorMateus Simões
In office
1 January 2019 – 1 January 2023
Vice GovernorPaulo Brant
Preceded byFernando Pimentel
Personal details
Born (1964-10-28) 28 October 1964 (age 59)
Araxá, Minas Gerais, Brazil
NationalityBrazilian, Italian
Political partyNOVO (since 2018)
Other political
affiliations
PR (2000–2018)
Alma materGetúlio Vargas Foundation

Romeu Zema Neto (born 28 October 1964) is a Brazilian businessman, administrator, and politician affiliated with the NOVO party.[1] The current Governor of the state of Minas Gerais, Zema served as the head of the Zema Group, an industrial conglomerate, from 1990 to 2016.[2][3][4] First elected in 2018, he won 42.73% of the valid votes, qualifying for a second round against Antônio Anastasia. Winning with 72.80% of the votes, he was inaugurated in 2019.[5]

In 2022, he won a decisive re-election against sports commentator and mayor of Belo Horizonte, Alexandre Kalil, with 56.18% in the first round.[6] Zema has been touted by some as a possible presidential candidate for the 2026 Brazilian presidential election, given his alliance with Jair Bolsonaro in the 2018 and 2022 Brazilian presidential elections.[7]

  1. ^ ingridoliveira. "Bolsonaro diz que vai virar eleição em Minas com apoio de Romeu Zema". CNN Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-10-07.
  2. ^ "Com comitê na garagem da tia, Zema tem 84% de votos em sua cidade natal". UOL Eleições 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Saiba quem é Romeu Zema, pré-candidato que pretende ser governador de Minas Gerais". DiviNews.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2018-06-10. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
  4. ^ "Empresário do Partido Novo Romeu Zema é eleito governador de MG". Folha de S.Paulo. 28 October 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Zema aproveita onda Bolsonaro, ganha em MG e garante 1º estado para o Novo". UOL Eleições 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Resultados – TSE". resultados.tse.jus.br. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
  7. ^ "Vamos falar sobre o Novo? Futuro de Zema passa longe do partido; que pena". Estado de Minas (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2022-10-04. Retrieved 2022-10-07.

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