The 2022 Rio de Janeiro state election took place in the state of

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, Brazil on 2 October 2022. Voters elected a governor, vice governor, one senator, two alternate senator, 46 representatives for the

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, and 70 Legislative Assembly members, with a possible second round to be held on 30 October 2022. Under the

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, the governor will be elected for a four-year term starting 1 January 2023. and with the approval of Constitutional Amendment No. 111, it will end on 6 January 2027. The incumbent governor,

Cláudio Castro Cláudio Bomfim de Castro e Silva (born 29 March 1979) is a Brazilian lawyer and politician who has served as governor of Rio de Janeiro (state), Rio de Janeiro since 2021. A member of the Social Christian Party (PSC), he was previously the vic ...

, a member of the

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, was eligible for a second term, and intended to run for reelection. He was the Vice Governor of Rio de Janeiro until

Wilson Witzel Wilson José Witzel (born 19 February 1968) is a Brazilian politician and lawyer who was the 63rd Governor of the state of Rio de Janeiro. A member of the Social Christian Party, Witzel is a former federal judge and is an ex-marine. On 28 Oct ...

was convicted and removed from office in 30 April 2021 as a result of his

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. Castro beat his opponent

Marcelo Freixo Marcelo Ribeiro Freixo () is a Brazilian politician and teacher affiliated to the Workers' Party (PT). He had served as a federal deputy for the Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB), and was formerly chairman of the Defence of Human Rights and Citizens ...

in the first round. For the election to the

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, the seat occupied by

Romário Romário de Souza Faria (born 29 January 1966), known simply as Romário (), is a Brazilian politician and former professional association football, footballer who is currently a Senator for Rio de Janeiro (state), Rio de Janeiro and the presi ...

( PL), elected in 2014 by the

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(PSB), was at dispute. Romário won reelection against a disparate field of candidates including

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, Clarissa Garotinho, and

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, whose candidacy was disaualified after the election.

Electoral calendar

Legislative Assembly

The result of the last state election and the current situation in the

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is given below:

Gubernatorial candidates

The party conventions began on 20 July and will continue until 5 August. The following political parties have already confirmed their candidacies. Political parties have until 15 August 2022, to formally register their candidates.

Confirmed candidates

Withdrawn candidates

* Felipe Santa Cruz ( PSD) - President of the

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(Brazilian Bar Association - OAB) (2019–2022). The announcement was made by the mayor of

Eduardo Paes Eduardo da Costa Paes (, born 14 November 1969) is a Brazilian politician who became the mayor of Rio de Janeiro from 2009 to 2012, reelected for a second term from 2013 to 2016 and a third in 2021. He is the city's 13th mayor. On 12 August, ...

, a political ally of Cruz. According to Paes, the

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decided to support the candidacy of

Rodrigo Neves Rodrigo Neves Barreto (born 28 June 1976) is a Brazilian politician affiliated with the Democratic Labour Party (Brazil), Democratic Labour Party (PDT). He was the mayor of Niterói from 2013 to 2020, currently serving as the executive secretary ...

for the government. The agreement defines that Santa Cruz will be Neves' running mate. *

Roberto Jefferson Roberto Jefferson Monteiro Francisco (born 14 June 1953) is a Brazilian politician. Personal life and education He was born on 14 June 1953, in Petrópolis, in the state of Rio de Janeiro. He is the son of Neusa Dalva Monteiro Francisco and Rob ...

( PTB) -

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from

(1983–2005). Jefferson is at

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since August 2021. He had his candidacy announced by his daughter,

Cristiane Brasil Cristiane Brasil Francisco, commonly known as Cristiane Brasil (born 21 December 1973), is a Brazilian lawyer and politician. Former member of the Brazilian Labor Party (PTB), had been Federal Deputy, representing the state of Rio de Janeiro b ...

, in June 2022. However, in July, the party decided not to announce a candidacy for the state election, and they opted instead for candidates for the Legislative Assembly of Rio de Janeiro and the

. *

Anthony Garotinho Anthony William Matheus de Oliveira (born 18 April 1960), also known as Anthony Garotinho, is a Brazilian politician, radio broadcaster and convicted felon. He legally adopted his stage name "Garotinho" (Little Boy in Portuguese), originally a n ...

( UNIÃO) -

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(1999–2002). He announced his candidacy in May 2022, however, in July, the

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of Rio de Janeiro ratified his criminal conviction for vote buying, making him ineligible by the electoral law again. The party decided to not launch his candidacy. Later, Garotinho announced his candidacy for the Chamber of Deputies. * Colonel Emir Larangeira ( PMB) -

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(1991–1995). He was announced as a candidate in May 2022, but was defeated in the party primaries in July by the former governor of Rio de Janeiro,

. * Washington Reis (

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) -

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Duque de Caxias Duque is a Spanish surname meaning "duke". People Notable people with the name include: * Duque (footballer), nickname of Davi Ferreira (1926–2017), Brazilian footballer and manager * Jaime Enrique Duque Correa (1943–2013), Colombian Roman ...

for two periods: 2005–2008 and 2017–2022,

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from

(2011–2016). Brazilian businessman and politician. Reis resigned from the position as candidate for vice governor on

's ticket due to Electoral Justice's decision on not allowing Reis to run as candidate. Due the limited time to seek Justice's approval on his name, Reis resigned. File:Presidente - Ordem dos Advogados do Brasil, Felipe Santa Cruz (cropped).jpg, alt=Presidente da Ordem dos Advogados do Brasil (OAB)Felipe Santa Cruz (PSD)(2019–2022), File:Roberto Jefferson.jpg, File:Deputado Anthony Garotinho entrevistado em 2011 (cropped).jpg,

Senatorial candidates

Confirmed candidates

Withdrawn candidates

* Washington Reis (

) -

for two periods: 2005–2008 and 2017–2022,

from

(2011–2016). Brazilian businessman and politician. Reis resigned from the mayoralty of Duque de Caxias in early April to run for the Senate, but withdrew from the race in June after being confirmed as a candidate for vice governor on

's ticket. *

Luciana Boiteux Luciana Boiteux de Figueiredo Rodrigues (born 20 November 1972) is a Brazilian lawyer, professor of criminal law and criminology at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (URFJ), researcher, feminist, and human rights activist. She is currently ...

( PSOL) - Candidate for Vice-Mayor of

in 2016. Brazilian teacher, lawyer and politician. Luciana withdrew her candidacy on 27 May 2022, after the

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decision's to support

's candidacy for the Senate. * Carlos Fidalgo (

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) - President of

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since 2016. His candidacy was withdrawn on 7 June after the party declared support for André Ceciliano's candidacy for the Senate. *

Marcelo Crivella Marcelo Bezerra Crivella (; born 9 October 1957) is a Brazilian Evangelical pastor, gospel singer and politician. He served as the mayor of the city of Rio de Janeiro from 1 January 2017 until 31 December 2020. In the 2020 election, Crivella ran ...

(

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) -

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(2017–2021) and

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for

(2003–2017). He withdrew his candidacy to run for a seat in the Chamber of Deputies. * Ivanir dos Santos ( PDT) -

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and

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. He was announced as a candidate in June 2022 after

Cabo Daciolo Benevenuto Daciolo Fonseca dos Santos (born 30 March 1976), known as Cabo Daciolo (''Corporal Daciolo'' in English), is a Brazilian military firefighter, pastor and politician affiliated to Republicans. In 2014, he was elected federal deputy. He ...

's initial withdrawal from the Senate race, but Daciolo decided to announce his candidacy again some weeks later, just before the deadline for political parties to define their candidacies. Daciolo ended up being the nominee on the Rodrigo Neves' ticket for the Senate race and Ivanir refused to be nominated as an alternate senator on the ticket or to run for the Chamber of Deputies. File:Luciana Boiteux em campanha 2016.png, File:Marcelo Crivella Prefeito.jpg,

Opinion polls

Governor

First round

The first round is scheduled to take place on 2 October 2022.

Second round

The second round (if necessary) is scheduled to take place on 30 October 2022. ''Castro vs. Freixo'' ''Neves vs. Freixo'' ''Rocha vs. Freixo'' ''Castro vs. Santa Cruz'' ''Castro vs. Ganime'' ''Castro vs. Neves''

Senator

Results

Governor

Senator

Chamber of Deputies

Legislative Assembly

Notes

References

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