Eduardo Girão

Eduardo Girão
Eduardo Girão
	Girão in 2019
Senator for Ceará
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 1 February 2019
Chairman of Fortaleza Esporte Clube
	In office; June 2017 – December 2017
Preceded by	Marcello Desidério
Succeeded by	Marcelo Paz
Personal details
Born	Luís Eduardo Grangeiro Girão; 25 September 1972 (age 52); Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
Political party	NOVO (2023–present)
Other political; affiliations	PROS (2018–19); PODE (2019–23);

Luís Eduardo Grangeiro Girão (born 25 September 1972) more commonly known as Eduardo Girão is a Brazilian politician as well as a businessman and football club president. He has spent his political career representing Ceará, having served as federal senator since 2019.^[1]

Personal life

Religiously, Girão considers himself as spiritualist,^[2] and was one of the biggest supporters in the establishment of the "National Day of Spiritism" as a federal holiday, which is on April 18, the date of publication of "The Book of Spirits" by Allan Kardec.^[3]

In 2017 Girão was elected chairman of the Fortaleza Esporte Clube.^[4]

Political career

Girão was elected to the federal senate in the 2018 Brazilian general election.^[5] In 2019 Girão switched to the Podemos party.^[6]

In 2023, he switched to the New Party (NOVO).^[7]

References

^ "Senador Eduardo Girão – CE" (in Portuguese). Senado Federal. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
^ "Senador Eduardo Girão, movimento espírita na política" (in Portuguese). Portal Cearense. 1 May 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
^ Resende, Rodrigo (11 June 2019). "18 de abril pode se tornar o Dia Nacional do Espiritismo" (in Portuguese). Rádio Senado. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
^ "Eduardo Girão, do PROS, é eleito senador pelo CE" (in Portuguese). G1 Globo. 8 October 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
^ "Presidente do Senado, Eunício Oliveira não consegue se reeleger" (in Portuguese). G1 Globo. 7 October 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
^ Araújo, Henrique (3 February 2019). "Empossado senador, Eduardo Girão deixa o Pros e se filia ao Podemos" (in Portuguese). Política o Povo. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
^ "Sem ambiente no Podemos, Girão vai migrar para o Novo | Radar". VEJA (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-02-08.

Sporting positions
Preceded by Marcello Desidério	Chairman of Fortaleza Esporte Clube 2017	Succeeded by Marcelo Paz

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[1] "Senador Eduardo Girão – CE" (in Portuguese). Senado Federal. Retrieved 5 July 2019.

[2] "Senador Eduardo Girão, movimento espírita na política" (in Portuguese). Portal Cearense. 1 May 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2019.

[3] Resende, Rodrigo (11 June 2019). "18 de abril pode se tornar o Dia Nacional do Espiritismo" (in Portuguese). Rádio Senado. Retrieved 5 July 2019.

[4] "Eduardo Girão, do PROS, é eleito senador pelo CE" (in Portuguese). G1 Globo. 8 October 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2019.

[5] "Presidente do Senado, Eunício Oliveira não consegue se reeleger" (in Portuguese). G1 Globo. 7 October 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2019.

[6] Araújo, Henrique (3 February 2019). "Empossado senador, Eduardo Girão deixa o Pros e se filia ao Podemos" (in Portuguese). Política o Povo. Retrieved 5 July 2019.

[7] "Sem ambiente no Podemos, Girão vai migrar para o Novo | Radar". VEJA (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-02-08.

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