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Celina Leão

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Celina Leão
Governor of the Federal District
Incumbent
Assumed office
30 March 2026
Acting: 8 January 2023 – 15 March 2023
LieutenantNone
Preceded byIbaneis Rocha
Lieutenant Governor of the Federal District
In office
1 January 2023 – 30 March 2026
GovernorIbaneis Rocha
Preceded byPaco Britto
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
1 February 2019 – 1 January 2023
ConstituencyFederal District
Member of the Legislative Chamber of the Federal District
In office
1 January 2011 – 1 January 2019
ConstituencyAt-large
Personal details
BornCelina Leão Hizim
(1977-03-02) 2 March 1977 (age 49)
Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil
PartyPP (since 2018)
Other political
affiliations
  • PSDB (2005–2009)
  • PMN (2009–2011)
  • PSD (2011–2013)
  • PDT (2013–2016)
  • PPS (2016–2018)
ProfessionBusinesswoman

Celina Leão Hizim Ferreira (born 2 March 1977) is a Brazilian business administrator and politician affiliated to the Progressistas (PP),[1] who currently serves as the Governor of the Federal District, having succeeded Ibaneis Rocha after his resignation to run for the Federal Senate.

Leão was elected in the first round as Vice-Governor in 2022, and served only 8 days before assuming the interim governorship after the removal of her running mate Rocha for 90 days by the Supreme Federal Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes.[2] Ibaneis was removed after being accused of ignoring security flaws during the 8 January Brasília attacks.[3] The decision to remove Ibaneis from office ended up being endorsed in plenary of the Supreme Federal Court by 9 votes to 2, but it was later revoked by Alexandre de Moraes on 15 March 2023, resulting in Leão resuming her post as Vice-Governor.[4]

Leão is a former federal deputy and former state deputy, and she previously served as a president of the Legislative Chamber of the Federal District. [5]

Political career

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In February 2016, after Cristovam Buarque and José Reguffe decided to leave the Democratic Labour Party she also left the political party.[6] A month later, she decided to join the Popular Socialist Party, where she stayed until she decided to left in March 2018.[7] Soon after, she joined the Progressistas (PP), after being invited to run for federal deputy.

Controversies

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In March 2017, the Court of Justice of the Federal District and Territories received a complaint from the Public Ministry and decided to turn Celina and five other district deputies defendants for passive corruption, as part of the so-called Operation Drácon.[8] According to investigations, in 2015, the defendants asked for bribes from companies providing ICU services in the public network of the state. The state deputy appealed to the Superior Court of Justice (STJ) in an attempt to annul the process, claiming that the evidence had been obtained illegally because it had been recorded on the complainant's cell phone. The Superior Court of Justice rejected the appeal.[9]

Electoral history

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Year Election Party Office Coalition Partners Party Votes Percent Result
2010 District Elections of the Federal District PMN District Deputy Progressive Mobilization
(PP, PMN)		 N/a 7,771 0.55% Elected
2014 District Elections of the Federal District PDT We Are All Brasília II
(PSB, PDT, SD)		 N/a 12,670 0.83% Elected
2018 District Elections of the Federal District PP Federal Deputy To Make the Difference I
(MDB, PP, PSL, Avante)		 N/a 31,610 2.20% Elected
2022 District Elections of the Federal District Vice Governor United for DF
(MDB, PP, PL, Avante, Agir, PROS, Solidariedade)		 Ibaneis Rocha MDB 832,633 50.31% Elected

References

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  1. ↑ Menezes, Delmo (2016-02-22). "Agora é oficial: Celina Leão filia-se hoje ao PPS". Agenda Capital (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-01-09.
  2. ↑ "Moraes decide afastar o governador Ibaneis Rocha, do Distrito Federal, por 90 dias". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 9 January 2023. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
  3. ↑ "Brazilian Supreme Court justice suspends Brasília governor". The Brazilian Report. 2023-01-09. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  4. ↑ "Alexandre de Moraes revoga o afastamento do governador Ibaneis Rocha, do DF". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 15 March 2023. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
  5. ↑ Rodrigues, Mateus (2015-01-01). "Com 'renúncia' de 4 partidos, Celina Leão presidirá Câmara do DF". Distrito Federal (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-01-09.
  6. ↑ "Celina Leão se despede do PDT com agradecimento - CLDF". www.cl.df.gov.br. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  7. ↑ "Celina Leão deixa PPS e vai se filiar ao PP". CB Poder | (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2018-03-28. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  8. ↑ "TJ do DF recebe denúncia e cinco distritais viram réus na operação Drácon". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 21 March 2017. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  9. ↑ "STJ nega recurso de Celina Leão para anular Operação Drácon | Metrópoles". www.metropoles.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2018-10-03. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
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