Fabiano Contarato

Brazilian law professor, police chief, and politician

Fabiano Contarato


Senator for Espírito Santo
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 February 2019

Personal details
Born	(1966-06-20) 20 June 1966 (age 57) Nova Venécia, Espírito Santo, Brazil
Political party	PT (2021–present)
Other political affiliations	PR (2013–15) PSDB (2015–18) REDE (2018–21)
Spouse	Rodrigo Groberio (m. 2017)
Children	1
Occupation	Police chief lecturer

Fabiano Contarato (born 20 June 1966) is a Brazilian law professor, police chief, and politician affiliated to the Workers' Party.^[1] He was the most voted candidate for the Brazilian Senate in the state of Espírito Santo during the 2018 Brazilian general election, with over one million votes; it was the first time he ran for an elected office.^[2]^[3] Contarato is the first openly LGBT person to be elected for the Brazilian Senate.^[4] His win unseated Magno Malta, a conservative evangelical pastor and close ally of far-right Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro.^[4] In 2023, he was nominated as Head of the Worker's Party group in the Senate.^[5]

References

^ "Senador Fabiano Contarato anuncia saída da Rede e filiação ao PT". g1.globo.com/es/espirito-santo/. 13 December 2021.
^ "ES elege Fabiano Contarato e Marcos Do Val para o Senado". globo.com. 7 October 2018.
^ "Espírito Santo: Fabiano Contarato e Marcos do Val eleitos para o Senado". abril.com.br.
^ ^a ^b Marcella Fernandes (7 October 2018). "Quem é Fabiano Contarato, o 1º senador homossexual que tirou o lugar de Magno Malta". HuffPost. Archived from the original on 6 November 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
^ Marcella Fernandes (7 October 2018). "Quem é Fabiano Contarato, o 1º senador homossexual que tirou o lugar de Magno Malta". HuffPost. Archived from the original on 6 November 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2018.