Hamilton Mourão

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Antônio Hamilton Martins Mourão (Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐ̃ˈtoni.u ɐˈmiwtõ maʁˈtʃĩz mowˈɾɐ̃w, ɐ̃ˈtonju -]; born 15 August 1953) is a Brazilian politician and retired military officer who served as the 25th vice president of Brazil from 2019 to 2023. Mourão served in the Brazilian Army for almost five decades from 1971 to 2018, retiring as a General, the highest rank a Brazilian soldier can reach during peace time. During his tenure in the military, he became nationally-known after a 2015 incident in which he criticized then-President Dilma Rousseff and called for "the awakening of a patriotic struggle". In the 2018 election, Mourão intended to run for President as a member of the far-right Brazilian Labour Renewal Party. However, he dropped out of the race in order to join Jair Bolsonaro's successful campaign as his running mate. The two were elected in the second round of the election, and Mourão took office as Vice President on 1 January 2019. Mourão is a controversial figure...

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