Eduardo Paes

Eduardo Paes
Eduardo Paes
	Paes in 2024
Mayor of Rio de Janeiro
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 1 January 2021
Vice Mayor	Nilton Caldeira; Eduardo Cavaliere (elect);
Preceded by	Marcelo Crivella
	In office; 1 January 2009 – 31 December 2016
Vice Mayor	Carlos Alberto Muniz; Adilson Pires;
Preceded by	Cesar Maia
Succeeded by	Marcelo Crivella
Secretary of Tourism, Sport and Recreation of Rio de Janeiro
	In office; 1 January 2007 – 4 June 2008
Governor	Sérgio Cabral
Preceded by	Sérgio Ricardo de Almeida; (Tourism); Francisco de Carvalho; (Sport);
Succeeded by	Márcia Beatriz Lins Izidoro
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
	In office; 3 April 2002 – 1 January 2007
Constituency	Rio de Janeiro
	In office; 1 February 1999 – 1 January 2001
Constituency	Rio de Janeiro
Member of the Municipal Chamber of Rio de Janeiro
	In office; 1 January 1997 – 1 February 1999
Constituency	At-large
Personal details
Born	14 November 1969 (age 55); Rio de Janeiro, Guanabara, Brazil
Political party	PSD (2021–present)
Other political; affiliations	PV (1994–1995); PFL (1995–1999; 2001–2003); PTB (1999–2001); PSDB (2003–2007); PMDB (2007–2018); DEM (2018–2021);
Spouse	Cristine Paes
Children	2
Alma mater	Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (LL.B.); Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (PG.Cert.)

Eduardo da Costa Paes (Brazilian Portuguese: [eˈdwaʁdu dɐ ˈkɔstɐ pɐjs], 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.^[1] He is the city's 13th mayor. On 12 August, at the 2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony, he took the Olympic Flag, via Jacques Rogge, from London Mayor Boris Johnson.

Paes was a trenchant critic of the Lula administration, particularly during the Mensalão scandal in 2005 over alleged payments to congresspeople for votes.^[2] When it came to his administration as Rio de Janeiro's mayor, scandals continued to occur.^[3]

As mayor during the bid, preparation and execution of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, Paes faced many challenges, balancing the demands and opportunities of the Olympics with the needs of the Cariocas (the people of Rio de Janeiro).^[4]

Paes ran unsuccessfully for Rio de Janeiro state governor in 2018. He was elected for a third term as Rio de Janeiro mayor in 2020, defeating incumbent Marcelo Crivella in the run-off.^[5]^[6]

In 2021, even though being elected mayor by the party Democrats (DEM), Paes was successfully affiliated to the Democratic Social Party (PSD), starting a movement for other politicians connected to the mayor to affiliate themselves to the party.^[7]

Personal life

Paes, a Catholic, is married to Cristine; they have two children.^[8]

Electoral history


Election	Party	Office	Coalition	Running mate	First round		Second round		Results
Election	Party	Office	Coalition	Running mate	Votes	%	Votes	%	Results
1996 Rio de Janeiro municipal election	PFL	City councilor	-	-	82,418	(#1)	-	-	Elected
1998 Rio de Janeiro state election		Federal deputy	Governo de Verdade (PFL, PPB, PTB)	-	117,164	1.65 (#5)	-	-	Elected
2002 Rio de Janeiro state election		Federal deputy	Todos pelo Rio (PFL, PMDB, PSDB)	-	186,221	2.31 (#5)	-	-	Elected
2006 Rio de Janeiro state election	PSDB	Governor	-	Maria Estela Kubitschek (PSDB)	440,484	5.33 (#5)	-	-	Lost
2008 Rio de Janeiro municipal election	PMDB	Mayor	Unidos pelo Rio (PMDB, PP, PTB e PSL)	Alberto Muniz (PMDB)	1,049,019	31.98 (1#)	1.696.195	50.83 (#1)	Elected
2012 Rio de Janeiro municipal election	PMDB	Mayor	Somos Um Rio (PRB, PP, PDT, PT, PTB, PMDB, PSL, PTN, PSC, PPS, PSDC, PRTB, PHS, PMN, PTC, PSB, PRP, PSD, PCdoB, PTdoB)	Adilson Pires (PMDB)	2,097,733	64.60 (1#)	-	-	Elected
2018 Rio de Janeiro state election	DEM	Governor	Força do Rio (DEM, PPS, PSDB, PP, PTB, MDB, SD, PV, DC, PHS, AVANTE, PMN)	Comte Bittencourt (PPS)	1,494,831	19.56 (2#)	3,134,400	40.13 (#2)	Lost
2020 Rio de Janeiro municipal election	DEM	Mayor	A Certeza de Um Rio Melhor (DEM, PL, Cidadania, DC, PV, Avante, PSDB)	Nilton Caldeira (PL)	974,804	37.01 (#1)	1,629,319	64.07 (#1)	Elected
2024 Rio de Janeiro municipal election	PSD	Mayor	É o Rio Seguindo em Frente (PSD, PDT, PSB, PT, PCdoB e PV, Avante, Solidariedade, Agir, PODE, PRD e DC)	Eduardo Cavaliere (PSD)	1,861,856	60.47 (#1)	-	-	Elected

References

^ "Eduardo Paes is elected the mayor of Rio de Janeiro (in Portuguese)". Globo.com. 27 October 2008. Retrieved 2 January 2009.
^ "City Mayors: Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes". www.citymayors.com.
^ Taylor, Adam (1 October 2012). "Mayor of Rio Accused of Paying Rivals $500,000 To Drop Out of Election". Business Insider. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
^ Jonathan Watts (11 July 2016). "Cities: Rio mayor Eduardo Paes: 'The Olympics are a missed opportunity for Brazil'". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
^ "Paes e Crivella disputarão o segundo turno das eleições no Rio". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 16 November 2020.
^ "Eduardo Paes, do DEM, é eleito prefeito do Rio de Janeiro". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 29 November 2020.
^ "Prefeito do Rio, Eduardo Paes se filia ao PSD". CNN. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021.
^ Vives, Fernando (30 August 2012). "Perfil - Eduardo Paes". Yahoo Notícias Brasil (in Breton). Retrieved 22 October 2021.

External links

Eduardo Paes at TED

Political offices
Preceded by César Maia	Mayor of Rio de Janeiro 2009–2017	Succeeded by Marcelo Crivella
Preceded by Marcelo Crivella	Mayor of Rio de Janeiro 2021–present	Incumbent
Party political offices
Preceded by Luiz Paulo Corrêa (1998)	PSDB nominee for Governor of Rio de Janeiro 2006	Most recent
Preceded by Luiz Paulo Conde	PMDB nominee for Mayor of Rio de Janeiro 2008, 2012	Succeeded by Pedro Paulo
Preceded by Solange Amaral (2002, as PFL)	DEM nominee for Governor of Rio de Janeiro 2018	Most recent
Preceded by Rodrigo Maia (2012)	DEM nominee for Mayor of Rio de Janeiro 2020	Most recent

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[1] "Eduardo Paes is elected the mayor of Rio de Janeiro (in Portuguese)". Globo.com. 27 October 2008. Retrieved 2 January 2009.

[2] "City Mayors: Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes". www.citymayors.com.

[3] Taylor, Adam (1 October 2012). "Mayor of Rio Accused of Paying Rivals $500,000 To Drop Out of Election". Business Insider. Retrieved 22 June 2014.

[Cities-4] Jonathan Watts (11 July 2016). "Cities: Rio mayor Eduardo Paes: 'The Olympics are a missed opportunity for Brazil'". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 August 2016.

[5] "Paes e Crivella disputarão o segundo turno das eleições no Rio". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 16 November 2020.

[6] "Eduardo Paes, do DEM, é eleito prefeito do Rio de Janeiro". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 29 November 2020.

[7] "Prefeito do Rio, Eduardo Paes se filia ao PSD". CNN. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021.

[8] Vives, Fernando (30 August 2012). "Perfil - Eduardo Paes". Yahoo Notícias Brasil (in Breton). Retrieved 22 October 2021.

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