Gabriella Aguiar

Gabriella Aguiar
Vice Mayor of Fortaleza
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 January 2025
Mayor	Evandro Leitão
Preceded by	Élcio Batista
Secretary of Human Rights and Development of Fortaleza
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 January 2025
State deputy of Ceará
In office 1 February 2023 – 27 December 2024
Personal details
Born	Gabriella Pequeno Costa Gomes de Aguiar (1990-03-08) 8 March 1990 (age 34) Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
Political party	PSD (2022–present)
Alma mater	Federal University of Ceará

Gabriella Pequeno Costa Gomes de Aguiar (born 8 March 1990) is a Brazilian medic and politician who is affiliated with the Social Democratic Party (PSD). She is the current vice-mayor, as well as the municipal secretary of Human Rights and Social Development, of Fortaleza.

Biography

Aguiar was born on 8 March 1990 in Fortaleza, the daughter of politicians Domingos Filho [pt] and Patrícia Aguiar [pt]. She is also the brother of Domingos Neto. Aguiar took secondary school and university courses at Centro Universitário Christus (Unichristus), graduating with a degree in medicine, specializing in geriatrics. She completed her clinical residency at the Hospital Geral de Fortaleza and in the Geriatric Ward at the Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade de São Paulo. She also did a year-long fellowship service in Internal Medicine at Bicêtre Hospital em Paris. She concluded her master's degree at the Medical Sciences-Surgeries faculty of the Federal University of Ceará. She is also a professor of geriatrics at Unichristus também professora de Geriatria da Unichristus and is a member of the clinical body at both Hospital Geral Waldemar de Alcântara and the Hospital Geral de Fortaleza.[1]

Political career

In 2022, she became a candidate to become state deputy in her home state of Ceará for the PSD, being elected with 83,128 votes, being the most voted in 9 municipalities in Ceará. These included, among others,Tauá, where her base of support is, earning 15,149 votes there.[2] Aguiar took office in February the following year. On 30 March 2023, she assumed the presidency of the Escola Superior do Parlamento Cearense (Unipace).[3][4]

On 29 July 2024, she was confirmed to be the vice-mayoral candidate for the ticket headed by Evandro Leitão of the Worker's Party (PT) .[5] Leitão affirmed that Aguiar would be his vice-mayoral candidate, saying that it was with "great satisfaction" to introduce her and that she has "demonstrated talent and promise, especially in defending women and the elderly."[6] Their candidacy was made official on 3 August, during the party convention.[7] On 2 October, the coalition advanced to the second round with 34.26% of the vote and came in second place.[8] In the second round, the duo won the election with 50.38% of the vote, in a tight race against the ticket let by André Fernandes of the Liberal Party (PL).[9] She took office as vice-mayor on 1 January 2025.[10]

References

1. "Gabriella Aguiar". Legislative Assembly of Ceará. 1 February 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
2. "Ceará: Gabriella Aguiar (PSD) é eleita deputada estadual; veja votos". Universo Online. 3 October 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
3. Pedro Emmanuel Goes (28 March 2023). "Gabriella Aguiar anuncia posse na Presidência da Unipace". Legislative Assembly of Ceará. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
4. "Toma posse nova diretoria da Unipace para o biênio 2023/2024". Legislative Assembly of Ceará. 30 March 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
5. "Deputada Gabriella Aguiar é confirmada como candidata a vice na chapa de Evandro Leitão". Portal GCMais. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
6. Vítor Magalhães (29 June 2024). "Evandro Leitão confirma Gabriella Aguiar como vice do PT em Fortaleza". O Povo. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
7. "Evandro Leitão e Gabriella Aguiar oficializam candidatura à Prefeitura de Fortaleza com apoio de Lula". Balada IN. 3 August 2024. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
8. "André Fernandes e Evandro Leitão disputarão 2º turno para a Prefeitura de Fortaleza (CE)". Tribunal Superior Eleitoral. 6 October 2024. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
9. "Evandro Leitão venceu a disputa pela prefeitura de Fortaleza (CE)". Tribunal Superior Eleitoral. 27 October 2024. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
10. "Médica e de tradicional família política: saiba quem é Gabriella Aguiar, a nova vice-prefeita de Fortaleza". G1. 29 October 2024. Retrieved 20 January 2025.