Walter Alves
Brazilian administrator and politician
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Walter Pereira Alves (born 27 February 1980) is a Brazilian administrator and politician who is affiliated with the Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB). He is currently the vice governor of the state of Rio Grande do Norte as of 1 January 2023, with Fátima Bezerra as governor. He was also a state deputy and a federal deputy.
27 February 1980
Walter Alves | |
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| Vice-governor of Rio Grande do Norte | |
| Assumed office 1 January 2023 | |
| Governor | Fátima Bezerra |
| Preceded by | Antenor Roberto |
| Federal deputy of Rio Grande do Norte | |
| In office 1 February 2015 – 1 January 2023 | |
| State deputy of Rio Grande do Norte | |
| In office 1 February 2007 – 31 January 2015 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Walter Alves Pereira 27 February 1980 Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil |
| Party | MDB (2003–present) |
| Spouse | Carol Alves |
| Children | 2 |
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| Relatives | Aluízio Alves (great-uncle) Garibaldi Alves (grandfather) Carlos Eduardo Alves (cousin) Ana Catarina Alves (cousin) Henrique Eduardo Alves (cousin) |
Born in Natal, he is the son of former governor and senator Garibaldi Alves Filho and Denise Pereira Alves.[1]
Political career
Alves began his political career as a state deputy in Rio Grande do Norte as part of the PMDB in 2006.
In 2010, he was reelected. He was elected a federal deputy in 2014. As a federal deputy, he voted in favor of the impeachment proceedings against president Dilma Rousseff.[2] During the Michel Temer administration, he voted in favor of the Constitutional Amendment of the Public Expenditure Cap.[2] In August 2017, he voted against the opening of a similar investigation into president Michel Temer, helping to archive the complaint by the Public Prosecutor's Office.[2][3]