Flávio Dino

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Castro and the second or paternal family name is Costa.

Flávio Dino de Castro e Costa (born 30 April 1968) is a Brazilian attorney, Supreme Court Justice, politician and professor. A former federal judge, Dino was elected to the Chamber of Deputies in 2006 under the Communist Party banner, serving a four-year term until 2011, representing the state of Maranhão. He was elected as the governor of Maranhão after running in the 2014 election.^[1] He became the governor of Maranhão on 1 January 2015.^[2] He was reelected in 2018.^[3] In 2021, Dino left the Communist Party to join the Socialist Party, and was appointed Minister of Justice by President Lula.

His Excellency Flávio Dino
Dino in 2024
Justice of the Supreme Federal Court
Incumbent
Assumed office 22 February 2024
Appointed by	Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Preceded by	Rosa Weber
Senator for Maranhão
In office 1 February 2024 – 20 February 2024
Preceded by	Ana Paula Lobato
Succeeded by	Ana Paula Lobato
In office 1 February 2023 – 2 February 2023
Preceded by	Roberto Rocha
Succeeded by	Ana Paula Lobato
Minister of Justice and Public Security
In office 1 January 2023 – 1 February 2024
President	Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Preceded by	Anderson Torres
Succeeded by	Ricardo Lewandowski
Governor of Maranhão
In office 1 January 2015 – 2 April 2022
Lieutenant	Carlos Brandão
Preceded by	Arnaldo Melo
Succeeded by	Carlos Brandão
Chair of the Brazilian Tourist Board
In office 17 June 2011 – 11 March 2014
President	Dilma Rousseff
Preceded by	Mário Moysés
Succeeded by	Vicente Neto
Federal Deputy
In office 1 February 2007 – 1 February 2011
Constituency	Maranhão
Personal details
Born	Flávio Dino de Castro e Costa (1968-04-30) 30 April 1968 (age 57) São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil
Political party	PT (1987–1994) PCdoB (2006–2021) PSB (2021–2024)
Spouse(s)	Deane de Castro ​ ​ (m. 1990; div. 2011)​ Daniela Lima ​ (m. 2011)​
Children	5
Parent	Sálvio Dino (father)
Alma mater	Federal University of Maranhão (LLB) Federal University of Pernambuco (LLM)
Occupation	Federal judge (1994–2006)

Dino also served 3 years as president of Embratur, a federal agency promoting Brazilian tourism, between his legislative term and gubernatorial term.^[4] Dino was considered a leading left-wing candidate^[5] in the 2022 presidential election but chose to forgo a candidacy, instead choosing to run for Senate.^[6]

While performing his duty as Minister of Justice, Flávio Dino was nominated by President Lula to the Supreme Court of Brazil, being sworn in office on 22 February 2024 after his confirmation by the Brazilian Senate.

Early life and family

Flávio Dino de Castro e Costa was born in São Luís on 30 April 1968.^[1]

Flávio graduated with a bachelor's degree in 1991, and returned to the Federal University of Maranhão in 1993 as a professor.^[1] While working as a professor, Dino got involved with the university's activist scene, and later began advising the university's workers unions.^[1]

Political career

Federal judge

Starting in 1994, Dino became a federal judge, ranking first in among the applicants.^[1]

From 2000 to 2002,^{[citation needed]} he served as the chair of the National Association of Federal Judges (AJUFE).^[1] During his time as a judge, Dino also served as the Secretary-General of the National Council of Justice (CNJ).^[1]

In 2006, he resigned from his position as a judge, and decided to devote himself to politics instead.^[1]

2008 São Luís mayoral election

In 2008, he ran for election as the mayor of São Luís, but was defeated by João Castelo of the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB).^[1]

2010 Maranhão gubernatorial election

Flávio Dino ran in the 2010 Maranhão gubernatorial election, but lost to Roseana Sarney of the Brazilian Democratic Movement.^[1]

2014 Maranhão gubernatorial election

Dino ran again in the 2014 Maranhão gubernatorial election.^[1] He campaigned on promises of anti-corruption, expanding clean water access, launching a housing construction and renovation program, and improving public security.^[1] In 2014, he was elected as the state's governor in the first round of the election, with 63.52 percent of the valid votes.^[2][1]

2018 Maranhão gubernatorial election

Dino ran for re-election in the 2018 Maranhão gubernatorial election [pt] and won, with 59.29% of the vote in the first round.^[3]

2022 Maranhão senatorial election

Dino resigned as the governor of Maranhão on 2 April 2022,^[7] in order to run in the 2022 Maranhão gubernatorial election as a candidate for the Federal Senate.^[8]

Electoral history

2010 Maranhão gubernatorial election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	MDB	Roseana Sarney (incumbent)	1,459,792	50.08
	PCdoB	Flávio Dino	859,402	29.49
	PDT	Jackson Lago	569,412	19.54
	PSTU	Marcos Silva	14,685	0.50
	PSOL	Saulo Arcangeli	8,898	0.31
	PCB	Josival Corrêa	2,518	0.09
	No party	(Invalid votes)	370,393	11.27
Turnout			3,285,100	76.03
Registered electors			4,320,748
	MDB hold

2014 Maranhão gubernatorial election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PCdoB	Flávio Dino	1,877,064	63.53
	MDB	Edison Lobão Filho	995,619	33.69
	PSOL	Luís Antônio Pedrosa	33,749	1.14
	PSTU	Saulo Arcangeli	27,304	0.92
	PPL	Zeluis Lago	17,650	0.60
	PCB	Josival Corrêa	3,574	0.12
	No party	(Invalid votes)	478,712	13.94
Turnout			3,433,672	76.37
Registered electors			4,495,864
	PCdoB gain from MDB

2018 Maranhão gubernatorial election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PCdoB	Flávio Dino (incumbent)	1,867,396	59.29
	MDB	Roseana Sarney	947,191	30.07
	PSL	Maura Jorge	247,988	7.87
	PSDB	Roberto Rocha	64,446	2.05
	PSTU	Ramon Zapata	11,410	0.39
	PSOL	Odívio Neto	11,409	0.36
	No party	(Invalid votes)	454,742	12.62
Turnout			3,604,582	79.46
Registered electors			4,536,193
	PCdoB hold

2022 Brazilian Senate election in Maranhão

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PSB	Flávio Dino	2,125,811	62.41
	PTB	Roberto Rocha (incumbent)	1,211,174	35.56
	PSOL	Antônio Cariongo	34,294	1.01
	DC	Ivo Nogueira	24,875	0.73
	PSTU	Saulo Arcangeli	10,206	0.30
	No party	(Invalid votes)	511,852	13.06
Turnout			3,918,212	77.79
Registered electors			5,036,730
	PSB gain from PTB