Randolfe Rodrigues

Brazilian journalist and politician

Randolfe Rodrigues


Senator for Amapá
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 February 2011
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Amapá
In office 1 January 1999 – 1 January 2007
Constituency	At-large

Personal details
Born	(1972-11-06) 6 November 1972 (age 51) Garanhuns, Pernambuco, Brazil
Political party	Independent (2023–present)
Other political affiliations	PT (1990–2005) PSOL (2005–2015) REDE (2015–2023)
Spouse	Priscila Barbosa (m. 2023) ^[1]
Occupation	Journalist and history teacher
Website	www.randolferodrigues.com.br

Randolph Frederich Rodrigues Alves (Garanhuns, 6 November 1972) is a Brazilian journalist and politician. Since 2011, Rodrigues serves as a Senator for the state of Amapá, was the most voted in the state's history in the 2010 Elections.^[2]

He was opposed to Dilma Rousseff's impeachment process and defended that Vice-President Michel Temer would also have to be removed should it pass, proposing new presidential elections.^[3] In the 2018 elections, he was re-elected senator, and become the leader of the opposition to the Bolsonaro government that lasted from 2019 to 2022.

References

^ "Randolfe se casa com advogada em cerimônia que deve ter Lula, Chico Buarque e Caetano Veloso". CNN Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). 27 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
^ "Senador Randolfe Rodrigues". Brazilian Federal Senate. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
^ "Randolph Frederich Rodrigues Alves". Fundação Getulio Vargas. Archived from the original on 2022-01-22. Retrieved 14 May 2023.

Federal Senate
Preceded by Humberto Costa	Senate Minority Leader 2019–2021	Succeeded by Jean-Paul Prates
Position established	Senate Opposition Leader 2021–2023	Succeeded by Rogério Marinho
National Congress of Brazil
Preceded by Eduardo Gomes	Congress Government Leader 2023–present	Incumbent