On October 3, 2010 the biggest election will be held in Brazil. According to data from the Superior Electoral Court, 135.8 million voters are able to vote for candidates for the presidency, in addition to appointing federal deputies, state deputies, senators and the governor of their respective States. São Paulo is the federative unit with the highest number of voters (30.3 million); the state of Roraima has the smallest, 271.8 thousand.
Voting is mandatory for inhabitants aged between 18 and 70 years, being optional for people aged 16 to 17 and for individuals over 70 years of age. This is an act of citizenship that will establish the future of politics at the national, state and municipal levels. Therefore, voters must carefully analyze the candidates' proposals, the party ideology, in addition to their history in public life. Election times and debates promoted by the media are good ways to analyze the candidates, however, some of the presidential candidates receive less media attention and, consequently, little knows about them. In order to provide a brief history of each presidential candidate, we have drawn up a list with the party and the main activities carried out by the candidates running for the presidency of the Republic.
Candidates:
Dilma Vana Rousseff (Dilma).
Party: Workers Party (PT). No. 13.
Education: Economics.
Public life: State Secretary of Mines, Energy and Communication (RS), Minister of Mines and Energy and Chief Minister of the Civil House.
Vice: Michel Miguel Elias Temer Lulia (Michel Temer).
Party: Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB).
Ivan Martins Pinheiro (Ivan Pinheiro).
Party: Brazilian Communist Party (PCB). No. 21.
Education: Law.
Public life: PCB General Secretary and Bank Workers Union Leader (RJ).
Vice: Edmilson Silva Costa
Party: Brazilian Communist Party (PCB).
José Levy Fidelix da Cruz (Levy Fidelix).
Party: Brazilian Labor Renovator Party (PRTB). No. 28.
Public life: he was a television program presenter, university professor and publicist.
Vice: Luiz Eduardo Ayres Duarte.
Party: Brazilian Labor Renovator Party (PRTB).
José Maria de Almeida (Zé Maria).
Party: Unified Socialist Workers Party (PSTU). No. 16.
Public Life: President of the PSTU.
Deputy: Cláudia Alves Durans.
Party: Unified Socialist Workers Party (PSTU).
José Maria Eymael (Eymael).
Party: Christian Social Democratic Party (PSDC) No. 27.
Education: Law, History, Philosophy specialist.
Public Life: he was Federal Deputy for the state of São Paulo.
Deputy: José Paulo da Silva Neto.
Party: Christian Social Democratic Party (PSDC).
José Serra (José Serra).
Party: Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB) No. 45.
Education: Economics and Engineering.
Public Life: Federal Deputy (SP), Senator (SP), Governor (SP) and Minister of Health and Planning.
Vice: Antônio Pedro de Siqueira Índio da Costa.
Party: Democrats (DEM).
Maria Osmarina Marina da Silva Vaz de Lima (Marina Silva).
Party: Green Party (PV) No. 43.
Formation: History.
Public life: Councilor (Rio Branco – AC), State Deputy (AC), Senator (AC) and Minister of the Environment.
Vice: Guilherme Peirão Leal.
Party: Green Party (PV).
Plínio Soares de Arruda Sampaio (Plínio).
Party: Socialism and Freedom Party (PSOL) No. 50.
Education: Law.
Public life: President of the Brazilian Association for Agrarian Reform, Secretary of the Interior and Justice (São Paulo – SP) and Federal Deputy (SP).
Vice: Hamilton Moreira de Assis (Hamilton Assis).
Party: Socialism and Freedom Party (PSOL).
Rui Costa Pepper. (Rui Costa)
Party: Workers' Cause Party (PCO) No. 29.
Education: Journalism.
Public life: participated in the formation of the PCO.
Deputy: Edson Dorta Silva.
Party: Party of the Worker's Cause (PCO).
By Wagner de Cerqueira and Francisco
Graduated in Geography
Brazil School Team
Politics - Brazil School
Source: Brazil School - https://brasilescola.uol.com.br/politica/candidatos-presidencia-republica-2010.htm
