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He holds a degree in Veterinary Medicine at the State University of Maranhão.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"2 June 1958","date":"1958-06-02"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18707872#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Colinas","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q369679"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18707872#P19"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Brazil","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q155"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18707872#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18707872#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"Brazilian Socialist Party (since March 2022)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2054789","start":"2022-03"},{"text":"Democratic Social Party","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1713552"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18707872#P102"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"governor of Maranhão (1 January 2023 – 31 December 2026 · BS 17 Poush 2079 – 16 Poush 2083)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q53739358","start":"2023-01-01","end":"2026-12-31"},{"text":"governor of Maranhão (2 April 2022 – 31 December 2022 · BS 19 Chaitra 2078 – 16 Poush 2079)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q53739358","start":"2022-04-02","end":"2022-12-31"},{"text":"vice governor of Maranhão (1 January 2019 – 1 April 2022)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q59390635","start":"2019-01-01","end":"2022-04-01"},{"text":"vice governor of Maranhão (1 January 2015 – 31 December 2018)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q59390635","start":"2015-01-01","end":"2018-12-31"},{"text":"federal deputy of Maranhão (1 February 2006 – 1 January 2015)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q59401943","start":"2006-02-01","end":"2015-01-01"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18707872#P39"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Brand%C3%A3o","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18707872"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Carlos Brandão born?","a":"Carlos Brandão was born on 2 June 1958 in Colinas."},{"q":"What positions has Carlos Brandão held?","a":"Positions held by Carlos Brandão include: governor of Maranhão (2023–2026); governor of Maranhão (2022–2022); vice governor of Maranhão (2019–2022); vice governor of Maranhão (2015–2018); federal deputy of Maranhão (2006–2015)."}],"related":[{"name":"Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/luis-alves-de-lima-e-silva-duke-of-caxias"},{"name":"Flávio Dino","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/flavio-dino"},{"name":"João Castelo","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/joao-castelo"},{"name":"José Reinaldo","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/jose-reinaldo"},{"name":"Urbano Santos da Costa Araújo","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/urbano-santos-da-costa-araujo"},{"name":"Roseana Sarney","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/roseana-sarney"},{"name":"João Alberto de Souza","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/joao-alberto-de-souza"},{"name":"Washington Luiz de Oliveira","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/washington-luiz-de-oliveira"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":{"url":"https://diginpl.com/kb-img/carlos-brandao-b6b8b3f9cb.jpg","width":500,"height":652,"license":"CC BY 4.0","credit":"Governo do Maranhão","page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Retrato_Oficial_de_Carlos_Brand%C3%A3o_como_governador_do_Maranh%C3%A3o.jpg"},"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): Carlos Brandão","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Brand%C3%A3o","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikidata item Q18707872","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18707872","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},{"label":"Image: Retrato Oficial de Carlos Brandão como governador do Maranhão.jpg by Governo do Maranhão (CC BY 4.0)","url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Retrato_Oficial_de_Carlos_Brand%C3%A3o_como_governador_do_Maranh%C3%A3o.jpg","license":null}],"license":{"text":"CC BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","facts":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},"attribution":"Text from the Wikipedia article Carlos Brandão, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Retrato Oficial de Carlos Brandão como governador do Maranhão.jpg — Governo do Maranhão, CC BY 4.0.","cite":"\"Carlos Brandão\". DigiNepal. Last updated 5 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/carlos-brandao. Retrieved 5 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-05T06:42:23Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-05","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/carlos-brandao","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/carlos-brandao","ne":null}}