Randolfe Rodrigues
Senator for Amapá
Assumed office
1 February 2011
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Amapá
In office
1 January 1999 – 1 January 2007
ConstituencyAt-large
Personal details
Born (1972-11-06) 6 November 1972 (age 51)
Garanhuns, Pernambuco, Brazil
Political partyIndependent (2023–present)
Other political
affiliations
  • PT (1990–2005)
  • PSOL (2005–2015)
  • REDE (2015–2023)
Spouse
Priscila Barbosa
​
(m. 2023)​
[1]
OccupationJournalist and history teacher
Websitewww.randolferodrigues.com.br

Randolph Frederich Rodrigues Alves (Garanhuns, 6 November 1972) is a Brazilian journalist and politician. Since 2011, Rodrigues serves as a Senator for the state of Amapá, was the most voted in the state's history in the 2010 Elections.[2]

He was opposed to Dilma Rousseff's impeachment process and defended that Vice-President Michel Temer would also have to be removed should it pass, proposing new presidential elections.[3] In the 2018 elections, he was re-elected senator, and become the leader of the opposition to the Bolsonaro government that lasted from 2019 to 2022.

References

  1. ^ "Randolfe se casa com advogada em cerimônia que deve ter Lula, Chico Buarque e Caetano Veloso". CNN Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). 27 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Senador Randolfe Rodrigues". Brazilian Federal Senate. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Randolph Frederich Rodrigues Alves". Fundação Getulio Vargas. Archived from the original on 2022-01-22. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
Federal Senate Preceded byHumberto Costa Senate Minority Leader 2019–2021 Succeeded byJean-Paul Prates Position established Senate Opposition Leader 2021–2023 Succeeded byRogério Marinho National Congress of Brazil Preceded byEduardo Gomes Congress Government Leader 2023–present Incumbent


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