Member of the Legislative Assembly of Minas Gerais
In office 1 February 2019 – 1 February 2023
Constituency
At-large
Member of the Municipal Chamber of Divinópolis
In office 1 January 2017 – 1 February 2019
Constituency
At-large
Personal details
Born
Cleiton Gontijo de Azevedo
(1982-04-15) 15 April 1982 (age 42) Divinópolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Political party
Republicanos (2022–present)
Other political affiliations
Cidadania (2016–2022)
PSC (2022)
Profession
Entrepreneur, musician, politician
Cleiton Gontijo de Azevedo, often referred to as just Cleitinho (born 15 April 1982), is a Brazilian businessman, musician, and politician. He has been a senator from the state of Minas Gerais since 2023. He previously served as a state deputy in Minas Gerais, as well as a councilman in his hometown of Divinópolis. He is currently affiliated with the Republicanos.
Cleitinho's brother is Eduardo Azevedo, who is currently a state deputy in Minas Gerais.[1] In 2016, he was elected as a councilman in Divinópolis in 2016.[2] He was elected as a state deputy as part of Cidadania with 115,492 votes.[3] He left Cidadania in 2022 and became affiliated with the Social Christian Party (PSC) to run for the federal senate.[4] He was elected to the Senate in 2022 with 41.52% of the vote, beating out other major candidates, including incumbent Alexandre Silveira and Marcelo Aro, for the seat.[5][6]
^Ronan, Gabriel (3 October 2022). "ALMG: irmão de Cleitinho, Eduardo Azevedo é deputado mais votado entre novatos | O TEMPO". www.otempo.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 19 August 2023.
^"Minas Gerais escolhe Cleitinho para o Senado". Senado Federal (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 19 August 2023.
^"Deputy's page at ALMG". Deputados da 19 legislatura de 01/02/2019 a 31/01/2023. Legislative Assembly of Minas Gerais. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
^Estado de Minas (31 March 2022). "Cleitinho troca Cidadania pelo PSC e tenta emplacar candidatura ao Senado". Estado de Minas (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 19 August 2023.
^"Resultados – TSE". resultados.tse.jus.br. Archived from the original on 2 November 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
^"Cleitinho Azevedo, do PSC, é eleito senador por Minas Gerais". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 3 October 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
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