Eduardo Girão
Brazilian politician
Eduardo Girão | |
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 Girão in 2019 | |
| Senator for Ceará | |
Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 1 February 2019 | |
| Chairman of Fortaleza Esporte Clube | |
| In office June 2017 – December 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Marcello Desidério |
| Succeeded by | Marcelo Paz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Luís Eduardo Grangeiro Girão (1972-09-25) 25 September 1972 (age 51) Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil |
| Political party | NOVO (2023–present) |
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Luís Eduardo Grangeiro Girão (born 25 September 1972) more commonly known as Eduardo Girão is a Brazilian politician as well as a businessman and football club president. He has spent his political career representing Ceará, having served as federal senator since 2019.[1]
Personal life
Religiously, Girão considers himself as spiritualist,[2] and was one of the biggest supporters in the establishment of the "National Day of Spiritism" as a federal holiday, which is on April 18, the date of publication of "The Book of Spirits" by Allan Kardec.[3]
In 2017 Girão was elected chairman of the Fortaleza Esporte Clube.[4]
Political career
Girão was elected to the federal senate in the 2018 Brazilian general election.[5] In 2019 Girão switched to the Podemos party.[6]
In 2023, he switched to the New Party (NOVO).[7]
References
- ^ "Senador Eduardo Girão – CE" (in Portuguese). Senado Federal. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
- ^ "Senador Eduardo Girão, movimento espírita na política" (in Portuguese). Portal Cearense. 1 May 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
- ^ Resende, Rodrigo (11 June 2019). "18 de abril pode se tornar o Dia Nacional do Espiritismo" (in Portuguese). Rádio Senado. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
- ^ "Eduardo Girão, do PROS, é eleito senador pelo CE" (in Portuguese). G1 Globo. 8 October 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
- ^ "Presidente do Senado, Eunício Oliveira não consegue se reeleger" (in Portuguese). G1 Globo. 7 October 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
- ^ Araújo, Henrique (3 February 2019). "Empossado senador, Eduardo Girão deixa o Pros e se filia ao Podemos" (in Portuguese). Política o Povo. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
- ^ "Sem ambiente no Podemos, Girão vai migrar para o Novo | Radar". VEJA (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-02-08.
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| Preceded by Marcello Desidério | Chairman of Fortaleza Esporte Clube 2017 | Succeeded by Marcelo Paz |
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