Capitão Wagner

Wagner Sousa Gomes, also known as Capitão Wagner (born January 21, 1979) is a captain of the Military Police Reserve of the State of Ceará and a Brazilian politician affiliated to Brazil Union (UNIÃO).[1] He was a federal deputy in office from 2019 to 2023.[2]

Wagner Sousa
Secretary of Health of Maracanaú
Assumed office
2 February 2023
MayorRoberto Pessoa
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
1 February 2019 – 1 February 2023
ConstituencyCeará
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ceará
In office
1 January 2015 – 31 December 2018
ConstituencyAt-large
Member of the Municipal Chamber of Fortaleza
In office
1 January 2013 – 31 December 2014
ConstituencyAt-large
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ceará
In office
November 2011 – 31 December 2012
ConstituencyAt-large
Personal details
Born
Wagner Sousa Gomes

(1979-01-21) 21 January 1979
São Paulo, Brazil
Political partyUNIÃO (2022–present)
Other political
affiliations
  • PR (2009–2018)
  • PROS (2018–22)
SpouseDayany Bittencourt
ProfessionCaptain of the Military Police Reserve of Ceará

Leader of Ceará's public security workers, he was notable for leading the 2011 Ceará Military Police riot, which was responsible for the insecurity among the population and the chaos brought to the city of Fortaleza with a forced quarantine. At the time, he exchanged insults with the then governor Cid Gomes and his brother Ciro Gomes. [3]

He was the most voted councillor of Fortaleza in 2012, the most voted state deputy in Ceará in 2014 and the most voted federal deputy in Ceará in 2018.[4] He was also a candidate for mayor in the 2016 Fortaleza mayoral election and 2020 Fortaleza mayoral election and in both disputes, he advanced to a second round. But in the end, Mayor Roberto Cláudio (in 2016) and José Sarto (in 2020), both members of the Democratic Labour Party (PDT) were elected. [5][6]

He's currently the Secretary of Health of Maracanaú under Roberto Pessoa's administration.[7][8]

Career

Wagner Sousa Gomes was born in São Paulo, in the district of Santo Amaro, and as a child he moved to Fortaleza. In 2009, he was approved in a Federal Highway Police (PRF) test. After he took the position of Bachelor in Public Security, Wagner was the leader of the strike movement of the Military Police and Firefighters in Ceará, from the end of 2011 to 2012. [9][10][11][12]

In 2009, he joined the Party of the Republic (PR). He ran in 2010 for State Deputy of Ceará, having obtained 28,818 votes, being Fernanda Pessoa's substitute. He took office in September 2011, when he went to the proportional paid reserve of the Military Police of Ceará, due to the deputy's retirement. He participated in the electoral race for councillor in Fortaleza in 2012, being elected with the highest number of votes in the city. [13] In 2014, he ran for state deputy and was again elected with the highest number of votes. In an interview with Rádio Clube, on March 16, 2016, he announced his candidacy for mayor of Fortaleza, which had the support of the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB), of the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB) and Solidariedade (SD).

In August 2016, at an event of his campaign in the João XXIII neighborhood of Fortaleza, he assured that his first proposal was to arm and train the Municipal Guard of Fortaleza. However, he received criticism from his opponent, Luizianne Lins (PT), stating that it would be “a thing for desperate people”.

In the 2016 Fortaleza mayoral election, Capitão Wagner obtained 400,802 votes (31.15%), which lead the dispute for the mayor of Fortaleza to a second round with Roberto Cláudio (PDT). He was defeated in the second round, obtaining 588,451 votes (46.43%) against Roberto Cláudio's 678,847 votes (53.57%). [14]

In 2018, Capitão Wagner joined the Republican Party of the Social Order (PROS) and decided to run in the state elections in Ceará as a candidate for the Chamber of Deputies. He ended up being the most voted candidate for federal deputy in the state, with over 300,000 votes.[15]

Accused of leading the 2020 police riot in Ceará, Wagner presented a bill in the Chamber of Deputies to give amnesty to security agents involved in the strike. The project was rejected by the president of the Chamber of the Deputies at the time, Rodrigo Maia. [16]

In the 2020 Fortaleza mayoral election, Capitão Wagner was a candidate for mayor for a second time. In the second round, he got 624,892 votes (48.31%), being defeated by José Sarto (PDT), who got 668,652 votes (51.69%).

In the 2022 Ceará gubernatorial election, Capitão Wagner was a candidate for governor for the first time. He got 1,649,213 votes (31.72%) and was defeated in the first round by Elmano de Freitas (PT), elected with almost 3 million votes.[17]

In 2 February 2023, he was appointed by the mayor of Maracanaú, Roberto Pessoa (UNIÃO), as the new Secretary of Health of the municipality.[7][8]

Electoral history
Year Election Party Office Coalition Partners Votes Precent Result Ref.
2010 State Elections of Ceará PR State Deputy To Make Ceará Shine
(PR, PPS)		 None 28,818 0.71% Alternate
2012 Municipal Elections of Fortaleza Councillor To Take Care of People
(PT, PR, PTN, PSC, PV)		 43,655 3.49% Elected
2014 State Elections of Ceará State Deputy Ceará of All
(PMDB, PSC, PR, PRP, PSDB)		 194,239 4.36% Elected
2016 Fortaleza Mayoral Election Mayor Together We are More
(PR, PMDB, PSDB, Solidarity)		 Gaudêncio Lucena (PMDB) 588,451 46.43% Lost
2º Round
2018 State Elections of Ceará PROS Federal Deputy None 303,593 6.61% Elected
2020 Fortaleza Mayoral Election Mayor A Fortaleza of All
(PROS, PODE, Republicans, PSC, DC, PMN, PMB, PTC, Avante)		 Kamila Cardoso (PODE) 624,892 48.31% Lost
2º Round
2022 Ceará Gubernatorial Election UNIÃO Governor Union for Ceará
(UNIÃO, Avante, PTB, Republicans, PL, PODE, PROS)		 Raimundo Matos (PL) 1,649,213 31.72% Lost

References
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  2. "Biografia do(a) Deputado(a) Federal Capitão Wagner". Portal da Câmara dos Deputados (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-02-07.
  3. Silva Neto, Antonio Sabino da; Sá, Leonardo Damasceno de (2014). "Liderança e insulto moral na greve policial de 2011 no Ceará: um estudo das formas de acusação" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ISSN 2177-3092. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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  7. Fontes, Eliza (2023-02-06). "Wagner Sousa é apresentado oficialmente como Secretário de Saúde de Maracanaú". Prefeitura de Maracanaú (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-02-07.
  8. "Secretaria de Saúde". Prefeitura de Maracanaú (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-02-07.
  9. "Policiais Militares e Bombeiros do CE anunciam paralisação das atividades". G1 Ceará (in Brazilian Portuguese). 29 December 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  10. IG (3 January 2012). "Com greve de policiais, Fortaleza entra em pânico e lojas fecham". Alagoas 24 Horas: Líder em Notícias On-line de Alagoas (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  11. Carvalho, Gabriel (31 December 2011). "PM e bombeiros entram em greve no Ceará, e Força Nacional de Segurança é acionada". UOL (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  12. Dutra, Giselle (4 January 2012). "Policiais militares do Ceará aceitam proposta e encerram paralisação". G1 Ceará (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  13. "Capitão Wagner foi o mais votado e ajudou a eleger outros". Diário do Nordeste (in Brazilian Portuguese). 8 October 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  14. "UOL Eleições 2016 Fortaleza/CE: Segundo turno Roberto Claudio X Capitão Wagner, apuração dos votos e resultado". UOL Eleições. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  15. "Senadores e deputados federais/estaduais eleitos: Apuração e resultado das Eleições 2018 CE". UOL Eleições 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  16. "Capitão Wagner apresenta projeto de lei para anistiar PMs do Ceará; Maia rejeita tese". O POVO Mais (in Brazilian Portuguese). 4 March 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  17. "Apuração das Eleições 2022 para presidente, governadores, senadores, deputados federais e estaduais". noticias.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-02-07.
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