Fabiano Contarato (born 20 June 1966) is a Brazilian law professor, police chief, and politician affiliated to the

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. He was the most voted candidate for the

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in the state of

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during the

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, with over one million votes; it was the first time he ran for an elected office. Contarato is the first openly

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person to be elected for the Brazilian Senate. His win unseated

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, a conservative evangelical pastor and close ally of far-right Brazilian President

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. In 2023, he was nominated as Head of the Worker's Party group in the Senate.

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