Ciro Gomes

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Ferreira and the second or paternal family name is Gomes.
Ciro Gomes
GOMM
Ciro in 2021
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
1 February 2007 – 1 February 2011
ConstituencyCeará
Minister of National Integration
In office
1 January 2003 – 31 March 2006
PresidentLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Preceded byLuciano Barbosa
Succeeded byPedro Brito
Minister of Finance
In office
6 September 1994 – 31 December 1994
PresidentItamar Franco
Preceded byRubens Ricupero
Succeeded byPedro Malan
Governor of Ceará
In office
15 March 1991 – 6 September 1994
Vice GovernorLúcio Alcântara
Preceded byTasso Jereissati
Succeeded byFrancisco Aguiar
Mayor of Fortaleza
In office
1 January 1989 – 2 April 1990
Vice MayorJuraci Magalhães
Preceded byMaria Luíza Fontenele
Succeeded byJuraci Magalhães
State Deputy of Ceará
In office
1 February 1983 – 31 December 1988
ConstituencyAt-large
Personal details
Born (1957-11-06) 6 November 1957 (age 67)
Pindamonhangaba, São Paulo, Brazil
Political partyPDT (since 2015)
Other political
affiliations
  • PDS (1982–1983)
  • PMDB (1983–1990)
  • PSDB (1990–1997)
  • PPS (1997–2005)
  • PSB (2005–2013)
  • PROS (2013–2015)
Spouses
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(m. 1983; div. 1999)​
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(m. 1999; div. 2011)​
Giselle Bezerra
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(m. 2017)​
Children4
RelativesCid Gomes (brother)
Alma materFederal University of Ceará (LL.B.)
ProfessionLawyer, university professor, writer

Ciro Ferreira Gomes GOMM (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈsiɾu feˈʁe(j)ɾɐ ˈɡomis]; born 6 November 1957), known mononymously as Ciro, is a Brazilian politician, lawyer, and academic. Ciro is currently affiliated with and vice-president of the Democratic Labour Party (PDT).

Born in São Paulo but raised in Ceará into a political family, Ciro began his political career at the age of 27 in 1984. Ciro was elected Mayor of Fortaleza aged 30 in 1988 and was elected Governor of Ceará at the age of 32 in 1990. During his tenure, Ciro was the most popular governor in the country.[1] His Viva Criança program that reduced infant mortality in Ceará by 32% was given an international award by UNICEF.[2] His success led to his appointment as Minister of Finance for a few months in late 1994 under President Itamar Franco, where he presided over the ongoing Real Plan that eventually stabilized the economy and ended hyperinflation.

Ciro ran for President of Brazil for the Popular Socialist Party (PPS) in 1998 and 2002, coming in third and fourth place. In both Ciro presented himself as critical of Fernando Henrique Cardoso presidency and attempted to be a centre-left alternative to petista candidate Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Following the election, Ciro was appointed by President Lula as Minister of National Integration, presiding over regional development and the interbasin transfer of the São Francisco River. In 2006, Ciro was elected federal deputy for Ceará. Ciro was expected to succeed Lula for the 2010 election,[3][4] but Lula instead appointed Energy Minister Dilma Rousseff, a move he criticized.[5][6] Ciro coordinated her successful presidential campaigns,[7] but afterwards retired to the private sector.[8]

In 2018, Ciro returned to politics after joining the Democratic Labour Party, launching his long-awaited third campaign for the presidency. Running on a platform that included a public credit debt refinancing, a progressive tax system with dividend tax,[9] increased funding for education and healthcare,[10] a federal agency defending LGBTQ rights,[11] and a neo-Keynesian, re-industrializing platform,[12] he sought to portray himself as an alternative between Lula's appointee Fernando Haddad and right-wing candidate Jair Bolsonaro. Though he polled better than Haddad directly against Bolsonaro,[13] Ciro finished in third place. Following Bolsonaro's victory, many argued that Ciro would have won if he had been nominated by a centre-left coalition.[14] Ciro refused to endorse Haddad afterwards,[15] PT's offer to be his running mate,[16] and has opposed Lula's party within the Brazilian left.[17][18]

Described as having "one of the sharpest tongues in Brazilian politics", Ciro's public image has been characterized by his outspoken personality, receiving both praise and criticism.[13][19] Ciro was one of the main opposers of Jair Bolsonaro's presidency, accusing Bolsonaro and his sons of criminal militia involvement.[20][21][22] Ciro was also critical of Michel Temer's presidency, characterizing Dilma's impeachment as a coup.[23] He has also been critical of Lula's presidency, accusing him of enabling Dilma's impeachment through Temer and Eduardo Cunha's appointments, and both of leading a social liberal government that led to the current Brazilian recession and Bolsonaro's election.[24][25][26] Since joining PDT in 2015, Ciro has led a resurgence of PT's traditional left-wing nationalist opposition by PDT and the legacy of Getúlio Vargas[27] and Leonel Brizola, receiving accusations of being a left-wing populist. In the private sector, Ciro served as director for Brazilian rail company Transnordestina S/A and steelmaker Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional,[8] and he is a best-selling author.[28]

  1. ^ "Folha de S.Paulo - Governo Ciro Gomes é aprovado por 74% - 7/9/1994". www1.folha.uol.com.br. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
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  3. ^ "Aconselhado por Lula, Ciro busca conquistar PT para a disputa de 2010". Extra Online (in Brazilian Portuguese). 25 February 2008. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Folha de S.Paulo - Por 2010, Lula quer aproximar Ciro do PT - 06/05/2007". www1.folha.uol.com.br. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  5. ^ Santos, Débora; Carneiro, Fausto (23 April 2010). "'Lula está perdendo a humildade', diz Ciro Gomes". Política (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Folha de S.Paulo - Eleições 2008 / Rumo a 2010: Ciro diz que não se vê em palanque contrário a Lula - 22/09/2008". www1.folha.uol.com.br. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Ciro Gomes vai integrar coordenação da campanha de Dilma". Blog do Camarotti (in Brazilian Portuguese). 19 March 2014. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Ciro Gomes será o mais novo empregado da CSN, diz jornal". InfoMoney (in Brazilian Portuguese). 26 January 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  9. ^ "Brazil: Candidate Ciro Gomes Defends Tax On Large Financial Transactions". RTTNews. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  10. ^ "Ciro Gomes: Brasil's best chance for a developmentalist left turn?". Brasil Wire. 6 October 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  11. ^ Minervino, Tiago (5 October 2018). "Ciro Gomes promete criar Secretaria Nacional para a Cidadania LGBT e combater a homofobia" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  12. ^ "Pilares e motores para um Projeto Nacional de Desenvolvimento". Clube de Engenharia (in Brazilian Portuguese). 1 June 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  13. ^ a b Sandy, Matt (21 June 2018). "AQ Interview: Ciro Gomes: "Brazil Cannot Endure a Leftist Government"". Americas Quarterly. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  14. ^ "Um ano depois das eleições: "devíamos ter apoiado o Ciro Gomes"". Plataforma TodosComCiro (in Brazilian Portuguese). 17 September 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  15. ^ "Ciro não declara apoio a Haddad e faz mistério sobre motivo de sua decisão". Estado de Minas (in Brazilian Portuguese). 27 October 2018. Archived from the original on 28 October 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  16. ^ "Ciro diz que foi "bombardeado" por 48h com convites do PT para ser vice". Exame (in Brazilian Portuguese). 15 August 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  17. ^ "O que Ciro ganha ao concentrar ataques no PT e em Lula". Nexo Jornal (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  18. ^ "Ciro pede trégua entre oposição e minimiza ataques que sofreu no protesto em SP". Política (in Brazilian Portuguese). 3 October 2021. Archived from the original on 4 October 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  19. ^ "Ciro Gomes responde a 80 processos por danos morais no Ceará, diz jornal". Poder360 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 19 January 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  20. ^ "Ciro compara Hitler a Bolsonaro: 'pelo menos era um intelectual razoável'". Poder360 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 30 August 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  21. ^ "Carlos Bolsonaro volta a ironizar Ciro Gomes nas redes sociais". Estado de Minas (in Brazilian Portuguese). 20 August 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  22. ^ "Ciro Gomes troca provocações com Carlos Bolsonaro no Twitter". ISTOÉ Independente (in Brazilian Portuguese). 23 February 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  23. ^ "Em vídeo, Ciro Gomes chama Cunha de "câncer" e Temer de cúmplice: "todo mundo sabia"". InfoMoney (in Brazilian Portuguese). 4 November 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  24. ^ "Ciro reafirma críticas a Lula e diz que petista tem "egocentrismo político"". Metrópoles (in Brazilian Portuguese). 14 October 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  25. ^ "Lula é "enganador profissional", diz Ciro em entrevista exclusiva". Congresso em Foco (in Brazilian Portuguese). 31 October 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  26. ^ Linhares Jr, José (4 May 2021). "Ciro Gomes critica Lula em vídeo nas redes sociais". Jornal O Estado do Maranhão (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 12 May 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  27. ^ "Progressistas saúdam Getúlio e Mitraud chama-o ditador de estimação". Revista Poder (in Brazilian Portuguese). 24 August 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  28. ^ "Novo livro de Ciro Gomes é o mais vendido na Amazon". O Cafezinho (in Brazilian Portuguese). 20 May 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2021.