Fabiano Contarato
Fabiano Contarato | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Official portrait | |
| Senator for Espírito Santo | |
| Assumed office 1 February 2019 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 June 1966 Nova Venécia, Espírito Santo, Brazil |
| Party | PT (2021–present) |
Other political affiliations | |
| Spouse |
Rodrigo Groberio (m. 2017) |
| Children | 2 |
| Occupation |
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Fabiano Contarato (born 20 June 1966) is a Brazilian law professor, police chief, and politician affiliated to the Workers' Party.[1] He was the most voted candidate for the Brazilian Senate in the state of Espírito Santo during the 2018 Brazilian general election, with over one million votes; it was the first time he ran for an elected office.[2][3] Contarato is the first openly LGBTQ person to be elected for the Brazilian Senate.[4] His win unseated Magno Malta, a conservative evangelical pastor and close ally of far-right Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro.[4] In 2023, he was nominated as Head of the Worker's Party group in the Senate.[4]
Biography
[edit]Family, education and career
[edit]Born in Nova Venécia, Contarato was born on 20 June 1966, the son of a bus driver and a homemaker.[4] He graduated in Law from Vila Velha University and holds postgraduate degrees in Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure from Gama Filho University. Later, he also worked in academia at Vila Velha University, as a professor of Criminal Law.[5][6]
In 1992, Contarato was sworn in as a delegate of the Civil Police of the State of Espírito Santo.[7] He was the head delegate of the Traffic Offenses Division, which allowed him to become known among the people of Espírito Santo. He also headed the State Department of Traffic (Detran-ES) and was the general inspector of Espírito Santo.[5][6]
Personal life
[edit]Contarato stated that he discovered his homosexuality in his youth, although he "repressed it due to a moral restraint."[8] In November 2017, he married physiotherapist Rodrigo Groberio.[8][9] He is the father of Gabriel, adopted in 2017, and Mariana, adopted in 2020.[8]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Senador Fabiano Contarato anuncia saída da Rede e filiação ao PT" [Senator Fabiano Contarato announces departure from Rede and affiliation with PT]. G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 13 December 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2026.
- ↑ "ES elege Fabiano Contarato e Marcos Do Val para o Senado" [Espírito Santo elects Fabiano Contarato and Marcos Do Val to the Senate]. G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 7 October 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2026.
- ↑ "Espírito Santo: Fabiano Contarato e Marcos do Val eleitos para o Senado" [Espírito Santo: Fabiano Contarato and Marcos do Val elected to the Senate]. Veja (in Brazilian Portuguese). 7 October 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 Fernandes, Marcella (7 October 2018). "Quem é Fabiano Contarato, o 1º senador homossexual que tirou o lugar de Magno Malta" [Who is Fabiano Contarato, the first openly gay senator who took the seat of Magno Malta]. HuffPost (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 6 November 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
- 1 2 "Veja o perfil de Fabiano Contarato, eleito senador pelo ES" [See the profile of Fabiano Contarato, elected senator for Espírito Santo]. Gazeta Online (in Brazilian Portuguese). 7 October 2018. Archived from the original on 8 October 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
- 1 2 Barbon, Júlia (8 August 2018). "Espírito Santo elege primeiro senador gay e tira aliado de Bolsonaro" [Espírito Santo elects first gay senator and removes an ally from Bolsonaro]. Yahoo! News (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 31 August 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
- ↑ "Fabiano Contarato (Rede)". Federal Senate (in Brazilian Portuguese). 18 January 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
- 1 2 3 Brandalise, Camila (20 March 2019). "1º senador assumido: "Cansei de ouvir 'Contarato é inteligente, mas é gay'"" [First openly gay senator: "I'm tired of hearing 'Contarato is intelligent, but he's gay'"]. Universo Online (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 29 March 2026.
- ↑ Lacerda, Lu (8 October 2018). "Fabiano Contarato: 1º senador gay (assumido, que fique claro)" [Fabiano Contarato: 1st gay senator (openly gay, to be clear)]. Internet Group (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 8 October 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
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