Antônio Carlos Magalhães Neto

ACM Neto
69th Mayor of Salvador
Assumed office
1 January 2013
Vice Célia Sacramento (2013–2016)
Bruno Reis (since 2017)
Preceded by João Henrique Carneiro
Federal Deputy from Bahia
In office
1 February 2003 – 1 January 2013
Personal details
Born Antônio Carlos Peixoto de Magalhães Neto
(1979-01-26) 26 January 1979
Salvador, BA, Brazil
Political party DEM (since 2007)
PFL (1999–2007)
Spouse(s)
Lídia Salles
(m. 2002; div. 2012)
Domestic partner Tatá Canhedo (2015–2017)
Children Lívia Salles Magalhães (b. 2005)
Marcela Salles Magalhães (b. 2009)
Mother Maria do Rosário Vianna
Father Antônio Carlos Peixoto de Magalhães Júnior
Relatives Antônio Carlos Magalhães (grandfather)
Luís Eduardo Magalhães (uncle)
Education Federal University of Bahia (UFBA)
Profession Lawyer
Website www.acmneto.com.br

Antônio Carlos Peixoto de Magalhães Neto, commonly known as ACM Neto, (born 26 January 1979 in Salvador) is a Brazilian lawyer and politician, current mayor of Salvador. Is grandson of deceased Senator Antônio Carlos Magalhães (ACM), nephew of Luís Eduardo Magalhães and son of Antônio Carlos Magalhães Júnior, and political inheritor of one of the most traditional political families of the country. He was elected mayor of Salvador in 2012 and reelected in 2016.[1][2]

Is a descendant of Lebanese by his grandmother Arlette Maron, being her family one of the first Lebanese families to establish in the south of Bahia, more precisely in the city of Itabuna.

Occupations and political offices

Main offices and occupations in the political sphere:

  • Graduated in Law by the Federal University of Bahia, since very young militated in the politics, even being First Vice President of the student body of Colégio Módulo, where he concluded high school. Followed the political campaigns of his grandfather, Antônio Carlos Magalhães, and his uncle, Luís Eduardo Magalhães.
  • Was advisor of the State Secretary of Education of Bahia between 1999 and 2002.
  • In 2002, was elected federal deputy, being the most voted candidate in the state by the PFL (current DEM); took office from 2003 to 2007. In this period, was in evidence in the media because of his participation in the Inquiry Mixed Parliamentary Committee (CPMI) of the Correios.
  • Was reelected deputy in 2006.
  • Candidate to mayor of Salvador in 2008, didn't make it through the second round. With 99% of the votes counted, he got 26% against 30% of his opponents. In the second round, supported João Henrique Carneiro (PMDB).
  • In 2009, as corregidor of the Chamber of Deputies and member of the Ethic and Parliamentary Decorum Council, asked for the repeal of the term of Edmar Moreira (Independent-MG), accused of using indemnity funds of the Chamber in benefit of his own companies. ACM Neto didn't vote for the repeal in the Council because he was the accuser, but his substitute, Roberto Magalhães (DEM-BA), voted for the repeal. ACM Neto criticized the decision of the Council to acquit the deputy.
  • In 2010, was reelected as federal deputy, being the most voted in Bahia and the 8th most voted in Brazil.
  • In 2011, defended the proposal of the raising of the minimum wage to R$ 560.00 (US$ 1775.20 per month). In the same year, was nominated the 6th most influent parliamentary in the Congress.[3]
  • In 2012, was elected Mayor of Salvador in the second round, with 53% of the votes, against 46% of his opponent, Nelson Pelegrino (PT).[1]
  • In 2016, was reelected Mayor of Salvador in the first round with 75% of the votes, against 15% of his opponent, Alice Portugal (PCdoB).[2]

Attack

In 17 December 2006 in Salvador, ACM Neto was stabbed in his back by the pensioner Rita de Cássia Sampaio de Souza. After that, he was admitted in Bahia Hospital.[4] His aggressor was arrest, indicted on attempted murder.[5]

Airline tickets scandal

He was corregidor of the Federal Chamber in 2009 when the airline tickets scandal (also known as "airline tickets spree") blew up. Said to the column Painel of the Brazilian newspaper Folha de São Paulo that "[he] thought the press wanted to shut down the Congress" and that he could have used airline tickets bought with the Chamber funds to travel with his wife to Paris.[6]

Mayor of Salvador

In 28 October 2012, the then deputy is elected Mayor of Salvador, defeating Nelson Pelegrino in the second round. In the voting, ACM Neto overcame his adversary with more than 53% of the valid votes.[1]

According to poll organization Vox Populi, ACM Neto was considered twice in a row (2013 and 2014) the best rated mayor in Brazil, with approval of 61% of Salvador, which gave him strength to run for a second term in 2016 and a possible term for governor or senator in 2018.[7] In 2015, the good performance was repeated and overcame. According to Instituto Paraná, Neto has 84.7% of approval between the population of Salvador.[8]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Amorim, Felipe (28 October 2012). "ACM Neto (DEM) é eleito em Salvador e coloca "carlismo" no poder da capital após 8 anos" (in Portuguese). Uol. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  2. 1 2 "ACM Neto (DEM) é reeleito prefeito em Salvador" (in Portuguese). G1. 2 October 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  3. ↑ "Diap divulga lista dos parlamentares mais influentes do Congresso" (in Portuguese). G1. 6 December 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  4. ↑ "Após ser esfaqueado, ACM Neto deixa hospital" (in Portuguese). Terra. 19 December 2006. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  5. ↑ Guerreiro, Gabriela (18 December 2006). "Presa em flagrante, mulher diz que esfaqueou ACM Neto por causa de reajuste" (in Portuguese). Folha de S. Paulo. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  6. ↑ "Farra das passagens envolveu partidos da base de Temer e oposição; relembre" (in Portuguese). Folha de S. Paulo. 4 November 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  7. ↑ "ACM Neto é o prefeito mais bem avaliado do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Correio24Horas. 13 December 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  8. ↑ Costa Junior, Jairo (6 January 2016). "Com 84,7% de aprovação, ACM Neto lidera ranking de melhor prefeito do Brasil" (in Portuguese). iBahia. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
Political offices
Preceded by
João Henrique Carneiro		 Mayor of Salvador
2013–present		 Incumbent
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