Leandro Grass

He was a Federal District district deputy from 2019 to 2022 and president of the national heritage institute Iphan from January 2023 to early 2026. He is the Workers' Party candidate for Governor of the Federal District in the 2026 election, which went to a runoff on 25 October 2026.

Career

Grass studied sociology and social sciences at the University of Brasília (UnB), where he also took a master's degree in sustainable development, and worked as a professor and cultural manager. His party memberships were PSB (2013–2016), Rede (2017–2022), the Green Party (2022–2025) and the PT from 2025. He sat in the Legislative Chamber of the Federal District from 2019 to 2022. In 2022 he ran for governor for the Brasil da Esperança federation and placed second with about 26% of the valid votes, behind Ibaneis Rocha. He presided over Iphan under President Lula from 2023 until leaving to run in 2026. In the first round on 4 October 2026 he took 34.47% and advanced to the runoff against Celina Leão.

Positions

Wikipedia's Portuguese article records that Grass backed Marina Silva for president in 2018. As a district deputy he sponsored laws in 2019 on a women-only car on a Brasília bus rapid transit line, biodegradable plastic bags, intensive-care visiting rights and protection of native Cerrado vegetation. In March 2020 he filed an impeachment request against President Jair Bolsonaro, citing attacks on the press and institutions and conduct during the Covid-19 pandemic. He is an ally of the Lula government, in which he served. Wikipedia describes his party, the PT, as centre-left and social democratic.

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