
Helder Barbalho
Helder Zahluth Barbalho, born in 1979 in Belém, is a Brazilian administrator and politician of the Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB).
- Born
- 1979 (47 years), Belém
- Party
- Brazilian Democratic Movement
- Office
- Governor of Pará 2019–
- Education
- University of the Amazon
- Website
- helderpresente.com.br
Centre · Where sources place the party (Brazilian Democratic Movement)
Reference works place the MDB at the centre
Ideology: centrism, big tent
0%Probability · Brazil Presidential Election 2026
- Voting day
- (in 18 days)
He was mayor of Ananindeua, a federal minister under Dilma Rousseff and Michel Temer, and Governor of Pará from 2019 until he resigned in April 2026. He is the MDB's candidate for the Federal Senate in Pará in 2026 and did not stand in the 2026 Brazilian presidential election.
Career
Born on 18 May 1979, he studied administration at Universidade da Amazônia and holds an executive MBA from Fundação Getulio Vargas. He was a city councillor in Ananindeua from 2000, a state deputy, mayor of Ananindeua, Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture and head of the Ports Secretariat (2015-2016), and Minister of National Integration under Temer (2016-2018). CNN Brasil reports he won the Pará governorship in 2018 with 55.4% and was re-elected in 2022 with 70.4%, and resigned in April 2026 to run for the Senate.
- Governor of Pará 2019–
- Minister for National Integration 2016–2018
Summarised automatically from the linked sources. Wikipedia · CNN Brasil
Photo: Palácio do Planalto from Brasilia, Brasil, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons (cropped)
- Helder Barbalho 0%
May 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026
This market has closed. The figures above are its final state.
Brazil Presidential Election 2026
| Outcome | Left – Right | Age | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flávio Bolsonaro | Right | 45 | 85% |
| Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva | Left | 80 | 15% |
| Tarcísio de Freitas Resolved | Right | 51 | 0% |
| Jair Bolsonaro Resolved | Far right | 71 | 0% |
| Fernando Haddad Resolved | Centre-left | 63 | 0% |
| Michelle Bolsonaro Resolved | Right | 44 | 0% |
| Eduardo Bolsonaro Resolved | Far right | 42 | 0% |
| Ratinho Júnior Resolved | Centre | 45 | 0% |
| Renan Santos Resolved | 42 | 0% | |
| Ronaldo Caiado Resolved | Right | 77 | 0% |
| Romeu Zema Resolved | Centre-right | 61 | 0% |
| Helder Barbalho Resolved | Centre | 47 | 0% |