Murilo Zauith (born in 17 July 1950) is a Brazilian politician and businessman, affiliated with

Brazil Union The Brazil Union () is a liberal-conservative political party in Brazil. The party was founded on 6 October 2021 from a merger between the Democrats (DEM) and the Social Liberal Party (PSL). The merger resulted in the biggest party in Brazil, a ...

, is currently the

Vice Governor of Mato Grosso do Sul The office Vice Governor of Mato Grosso do Sul ( pt, Vice-governador do Mato Grosso do Sul) has already been held by nine different people, with the first being Ramez Tebet and the most recent Murilo Zauith Murilo Zauith (born in 17 July 1950) is ...

since 2019 in the second government of Reinaldo Azambuja, he already held the same position between 2007 and 2010 in the government of

André Puccinelli André Puccinelli (born 2 July 1948) is an Italian-Brazilian physician and politician, affiliated with the Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB). He was the first foreigner to be mayor of Campo Grande in Brazilian history. He was secretary of heal ...

Biography

Businessman in the city of

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, he owns the University Center of Grande Dourados (Unigran), one of the largest colleges in

Mato Grosso do Sul Mato Grosso do Sul () is one of the Midwestern states of Brazil. Neighboring Brazilian states are (from north clockwise) Mato Grosso, Goiás, Minas Gerais, São Paulo and Paraná. It also borders the countries of Paraguay, to the southwest, a ...

Political career

He was

state deputy Established by the Constitution of Brazil, the State Senate is the State's representative body. The members are elected through the proportional system, by taking into account the joining affiliation (political party or coalition of parties), as ...

for two terms (1995 - 1999/1999 - 2003) and federal deputy for one (2003 - 2007). He ran for mayor of

in 2000 and 2008, when he was won by Laerte Tetila and Ari Artuzi, respectively. He was elected Lieutenant Governor in 2006, alongside

. He disputed the elections for the Senate in 2010, placing third, with 21.61% of the votes, behind

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of the Workers' Party (PT), and

Waldemir Moka Waldemir Moka (born October 10, 1951) is a Brazilian politician and doctor. He has represented Mato Grosso do Sul in the Federal Senate A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. Senate or ...

, of the

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(PMDB). In the third attempt, he was elected mayor of the city of

, with 80.06% of the valid votes, receiving a total of 70,906 votes; being reelected in the 2012 elections. In the 2018 elections , he was again elected vice-president, this time with Reinaldo Azambuja. The following year, he took over as Secretary of State for Infrastructure.

References

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