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. In 2016, he was elected as a councilman in Divinópolis in 2016. He was elected as a state deputy as part of Cidadania with 115,492 votes. He left Cidadania in 2022 and became affiliated with the Social Christian Party (PSC) to run for the federal senate. 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.
Election history YearElectionPartyOfficeCoalitionPartnersPartyVotesPercentResult 2016 Municipal Election of Divinópolis Councillor colspan=4 3,023 2.62% 2018 State Elections of Minas Gerais State Deputy Together to Rebuild Minas colspan=3 115,492 1.14% 2022 State Elections of Minas Gerais Senator rowspan=2 Alex Diniz 4,268,193 41.52% rowspan=2 Wander de Souza 2026 State Elections of Minas Gerais Governor Minas Belongs to the People Luís Eduardo Falcão 6,321,590 55.40%
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