The most voted federal deputy in Brazil and in the history of Minas Gerais state
Nikolas Ferreira (Liberal Party – PL), 26, is the most voted federal deputy in Brazil and in the history of Minas Gerais (MG) and was born in the state capital, Belo Horizonte.
He is currently a city councilman in the capital of Minas Gerais – elected in 2020 with 29,388 votes. When he was elected, he won for PRTB.
The Belo Horizonte City Council (CMBH) website describes Ferreira as “Christian, conservative, and a defender of the family.”
He has a law degree from the Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais (PUC-Minas) and has been harassed several times in college for his positions against the left, feminism, and gender ideology.
He grew up in Cabana do Pai Tomás, a poor neighborhood in the western region of Belo Horizonte, and said he believes that students from the communities are the biggest victims of ideological indoctrination, according to the website.
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Ferreira received 1,492,047 votes, according to the Superior Electoral Court (TSE).
The previous national record was held by Eduardo Bolsonaro (ex-PSL, now PL), who had 1,814,443 votes in the 2018 elections.
In MG, the previous record was held by Patrus Ananias (Workers’ Party – PT), who received about 520,000 votes in the 2002 elections.
A supporter of President Jair Bolsonaro (PL), Ferreira entered politics in 2020, when he was elected a Belo Horizonte city councilman.
After Ferreira, Brazil’s second most voted federal deputy is Guilherme Boulos (PSOL) in São Paulo. With 100% of the polls counted in the state, he received 1,001,472 votes.
In Minas Gerais, the second most voted congressman is André Janones (Avante), with 238,967 votes. In third place is Duda Salabert (PDT), with 208,332.
With information from G1
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