Aldo Rebelo

He was a federal deputy for São Paulo from 1991 to 2015, President of the Chamber of Deputies from 2005 to 2007, and minister of sport, science and defence. In 2026 Gazeta do Povo listed him as the DC's presidential candidate in the 2026 Brazilian presidential election.

Career

Born on 23 February 1956, he was a federal deputy (1991-2015), President of the Chamber (2005-2007), Minister of Sports (2011-2014), of Science, Technology and Innovation (2015) and of Defence (2015-2016). In 2006 he was acting President for two days, the first communist to hold the duties. Wikipedia lists his parties as MDB (1980-1985), the Communist Party of Brazil (1985-2017), PSB, Solidariedade, PDT (2022-2024), MDB (2024-2025) and DC since 2025.

Positions

Wikipedia notes he wrote the 2012 revision of the Forest Code, which environmental groups such as WWF opposed. Gazeta do Povo describes him as having moved from communist activism to conservatism and as criticising the Supreme Court.

Summarised automatically from the linked sources. Wikipedia · Gazeta do Povo

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