Amazonas Lawmakers Unanimously Elect Roberto Cidade Governor in First Indirect Vote

Overview

• Cidade and running mate Serafim Corrêa won a 24–0 vote Monday in an open, roll-call session of the Amazonas Legislative Assembly.
• Both were sworn in later Monday in the assembly chamber, beginning a caretaker term that ends on January 5, 2027.
• The indirect election followed the early-April resignations of Governor Wilson Lima and Vice Tadeu de Souza, who left within the last two years of the term as they sought to meet Brazil’s six-month rule for candidates, which by state law shifts the choice to lawmakers.
• After taking office, Cidade said he will set priorities with Corrêa, starting with balancing state finances and moving to near-term actions in health care and public security.
• Cidade’s move from assembly president to governor opens his seat to alternates, with Caio André first in line and Professora Jacqueline expected to serve, and it forces a new vote for a permanent assembly president while Adjuto Afonso holds the gavel on an interim basis.