Lúdio Frank Mendes Cabral (born 15 March 1971) is a Brazilian doctor and politician. Affiliated with the
Workers' Party
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(PT), he is currently a state deputy in the state of
Mato Grosso
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Goiás
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. He graduated with a degree in medicine from the
Federal University of Mato Grosso
The Federal University of Mato Grosso (, UFMT) is a public university in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil. Responsible for serving the entire state, its main campus is in the capital city of Cuiabá. Smaller campuses are located in Barra do Gar ...
(UFMT) and did his residency at the Preventive and Social Medicine center at the
University of São Paulo
The Universidade de São Paulo (, USP) is a public research university in the Brazilian state of São Paulo, and the largest public university in Brazil.
The university was founded on 25 January 1934, regrouping already existing schools in ...
's campus in
Ribeirão Preto
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Ribeirão Preto is the eighth-la ...
. A public health expert, he is a specialist in the analysis of collective health and the treatment of diseases in the general population. He has always been involved in public health, having working with the
Sistema Único de Saúde
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(SUS). As a public servant in
Cuiabá
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, Cabral was a medical professional in their public primary healthcare network, in communities and in health outposts.
Political career
Cabral began his political career within the student movement at UFMT. He was also the director of the Doctor's Union (Sindimed).
He was elected to his first term as a councilman in Cuiabá in 2004, and was later reelected in
2008
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*International Year of Languages
*International Year of Planet Earth
*International Year of the Potato
*International Year of Sanitation
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, a position he held until December 2012. In
2012
2012 was designated as:
*International Year of Cooperatives
*International Year of Sustainable Energy for All
Events January
*January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins.
* January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...
, he ran to become the mayor of Cuiabá, advancing to the second round and receiving 140,798 votes. However, he finished in second behind eventual winner Mauro Mendes.
During the 2014 Mato Grosso gubernatorial election, the PT selected him to run as their gubernatorial candidate in Mato Grosso. His vice-gubernatorial pick was
Tetê Bezerra
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. He once again came in second place, with 472,507 votes, with
Pedro Taques
José Pedro Gonçalves Taques (born March 15, 1968) is a Brazilian teacher and politician. He has previously as governor of Mato Grosso and senator for the same state.
In
2018
Events January
* January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency.
* January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...
, he ran to become a state deputy and was elected. He began his term with the Legislative Assembly of Mato Grosso on 1 February 2019. He was reelected in
2022
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with 47,533 votes, being the most voted for candidate in Cuiabá.
In
2024
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, he ran again to become the mayor of Cuiabá. After voting commenced on 6 October 2024, he advanced to the second round against
Abilio Brunini
Abilio Jacques Brunini Moumer (born 31 January 1984) is a Brazilian architect and politician, affiliated with the Liberal Party (PL). He was a federal deputy from the state of Mato Grosso. He is the mayor of Cuiabá and assumed office on 1 Januar ...
of the
Liberal Party
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