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Ricardo Ferraço

Ricardo Ferraço

Ricardo Ferraço is a Brazilian businessman and politician born on 17 August 1963 in Cachoeiro de Itapemirim, Espírito Santo.

Born
1963 (63 years), Cachoeiro de Itapemirim
Party
Brazilian Social Democracy Party
Political position

Centre · Where sources place the party (Brazilian Social Democracy Party)
Reference works place the Brazilian Social Democracy Party at the centre to centre-left.
Ideology: social democracy, liberalism

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He was a state and federal deputy and senator for Espírito Santo from 2011 to 2019, and has been vice governor since 2023. He is named in the race for Governor of Espírito Santo in the 2026 election.

Career

Ferraço was a state deputy from 1991 to 1999, state chief of staff secretary from 1997, and federal deputy from 1999 to 2003, topping the state's vote in 1998 with about 75,000 votes. He was state agriculture secretary under Governor Paulo Hartung from 2003 to 2006 and vice governor from 2007 to 2010. He finished fourth in the 2002 Senate race, then won a Senate seat in 2010 with 44.55% and served until 2019. He has been vice governor again since 1 January 2023, and Wikipedia lists him under PSDB.

Positions

Wikipedia notes that he supported the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff, a claim it marks as needing a citation.

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Photo: Pedro França/Agência Senado, Attribution, Wikimedia Commons (cropped)

  1. Ricardo Ferraço 5%
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Espírito Santo Governor Election Winner 2026

OutcomeLeft – RightAgeProbability
Lorenzo PazoliniRight4495%
Ricardo FerraçoCentre635%
Sérgio VidigalCentre-left69<1%
Arnaldinho BorgoCentre43<1%
Euclério SampaioCentre62<1%

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