Edmilson Rodrigues

Edmilson Brito Rodrigues (born 26 May 1957) is a Brazilian politician who served as mayor of Belém, Federal Deputy and State Deputy for the State of Pará. He is a member of the Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL), previously having been a member of the Workers' Party (PT).

Edmilson Rodrigues
33th Mayor of Belém
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 January 2021
Vice Mayor	Edilson Moura
Preceded by	Zenaldo Coutinho
In office 1 January 1997 – 1 January 2005
Vice Mayor	Ana Júlia Carepa (1997–2001) Valdir Ganzer (2001–2005)
Preceded by	Hélio Gueiros
Succeeded by	Duciomar Costa
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office 1 February 2015 – 1 January 2021
Constituency	Pará
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Pará
In office 1 February 2011 – 1 February 2015
Constituency	At-large
In office 1 February 1987 – 1 February 1995
Constituency	At-large
Personal details
Born	Edmilson Brito Rodrigues (1957-05-26) 26 May 1957 (age 68) Belém, Pará, Brazil
Political party	PSOL (since 2005)
Other political affiliations	PT (1986–2005)
Occupation	Architect

Political career

From 1997 to 2005, Rodrigues served as mayor of Belém.

As a Federal Deputy, first elected in 2015, Rodrigues did not support the impeachment process against then-president Dilma Rousseff.^[1]

He returned to municipal politics in the 2020 Brazilian municipal elections, presenting himself once again as a candidate for mayor of Belém. With around 52% of the votes, he was elected to the position.^[2]

See also

• List of mayors of Belém