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Fernando Marroni
Marroni in 2024
Mayor of Pelotas
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 1, 2025
Vice mayorDani Brizolara
Preceded byPaula Mascarenhas
In office
January 1, 2001 – January 1, 2005
Preceded byJosé Anselmo Rodrigues
Succeeded byBernardo de Souza
CEO of the Empresa de Trens Urbanos de Porto Alegre
In office
July 8, 2023 – June 5, 2024
Succeeded byErnani Fagundes (interim)
State deputy for Rio Grande do Sul
In office
February 1, 2019 – February 1, 2023
Federal deputy for Rio Grande do Sul[1]
In office
February 1, 1999 – December 31, 2000
In office
January 6, 2009 – April 2, 2014
In office
February 9, 2015 – October 5, 2015
Personal details
BornFernando Stephan Marroni
(1956-07-31) 31 July 1956 (age 70)
Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul
PartyPT (1989–present)
SpouseMiriam Marroni
EducationCatholic University of Pelotas[a]
Occupationelectrical engineer, politician and trade unionist

Fernando Stephan Marroni (Pelotas, July 31, 1956) is a Brazilian electrical engineer, politician and trade unionist. A member of the Workers' Party (PT), he is the current mayor of Pelotas, a position he held between 2001 and 2005 and again from 2025. He was also a federal deputy in three separate periods (1999–2000, 2009–2014, 2015), a state deputy in one legislature (2019–2023), and CEO of the Empresa de Trens Urbanos de Porto Alegre (Trensurb) between 2023 and 2024.

An administrative public servant at the Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel), Marroni began his political career in the trade union movement as president of the UFPel Employees' Association (Asufpel) and of the Federation of Workers of Brazilian Universities (Fasubra). A member of the PT, he ran for city councilor in 1992, winning the first alternate position. In the following election, he ran for mayor, reaching the runoff against José Anselmo Rodrigues, who won that election. In 1998, he was elected as the fifth most voted federal deputy of the party in Rio Grande do Sul.

Personal life

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Fernando Stephan Marroni was born in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, on July 31, 1956, the son of a teacher. He studied electrical engineering at the Catholic University of Pelotas (UCPel).[a] He became a public servant at the Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) in 1978. He is married to psychologist and politician Miriam Marroni, with whom he has two daughters.[3][4][5]

Career

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1987–2000: Beginning of political career and first elections

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Marroni began his political career at the UCPel Academic Center,[6] later moving into the trade union movement through the UFPel Employees' Association (Asufpel), which he presided over between 1987 and 1991. In 1989, he took over the national leadership of the Federation of Workers of Brazilian Universities (Fasubra); in the same year, he joined the Workers' Party (PT).[3][4]

He ran for public office for the first time in 1992, when he was elected as an alternate city councilor. He attracted a large number of members to the party, being chosen to run for mayor in 1996 — which sparked internal debate among party members who did not consider him a strong candidate.[3] Despite this, he reached the runoff — held for the first time in the city — against former mayor José Anselmo Rodrigues, who won with a 3.6% vote advantage.[7]

With a performance considered surprising in the municipal election, Marroni became a prominent figure within the party, competing for internal positions. In the 1998 state elections, he was elected federal deputy with more than 47,000 votes – the fifth most voted for the PT in the state. During his term, he emphasized issues related to Pelotas in his speeches, already aiming for a future mayoral candidacy. This time, there was a concrete possibility of the party achieving victory; opinion polls were conducted in which Marroni appeared as the likely winner, which propelled him to win the party primaries. Thus, he was elected mayor of Pelotas in the 2000 election, after contesting the runoff against Leila Fetter (PPB), with 52.94% (94,953) of the votes. In his place in the Federal Chamber entered Ana Corso.[8][9][10]

2001–2005: Mayor of Pelotas

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Marroni arrived at the city hall at a time of instability in local politics.[11] The mayor elected in 1996, Anselmo, was removed from office for 18 months due to allegations of administrative misconduct from a parliamentary inquiry commission; after a long legal dispute, he was reinstated in July 2000, on the eve of the election, which was reflected in his reelection attempt: fourth place.[12][13][14] That said, the main banner defended by the new administration was that of popular participation, through participatory budgeting (OP), inspired by the one implemented by Olívio Dutra in Porto Alegre. Based on the OP, the "Pelotas Metrópole" project was created, in which the city government sought funds from the World Bank for infrastructure works – but these incentives were only authorized during the government of Fetter Júnior (PP), in 2007. Despite this, the way the OP was carried out in the municipality was considered disorganized.[15] In addition, his government implemented the Mobile Emergency Care Service in the city; built two health centers, the emergency room and the Hemocentro Regional de Pelotas;[16] and organized a hunger-fighting program in socially vulnerable neighborhoods.[17]

The composition of the government was complicated, as several party tendencies disagreed with the choice of the secretariat. This led to a major overhaul of the secretariats already in his second year in office – seen by some party members as a way to remove more critical members from the administration, which was denied by others closer to the mayor.[18] The government's relationship with the City Council was also mixed.[19] Some government stances also caused friction within its support base and society. Among the main conflicts were the change in municipal employee contracts, which lost some benefits; a new bidding process for public transport lines and the adoption of an electronic turnstile system – after popular pressure, the City Council approved a bill prohibiting the installation of turnstiles, vetoed by Marroni, but whose veto was overridden; the implementation of Saturday afternoon work, a long-standing demand of shopkeepers but unwanted by the Commerce Workers' Union.[20] Years after the end of his term, Marroni was acquitted by the Supreme Federal Court of a criminal charge for waiving bidding when signing an agreement with a company to manage the municipal quarry.[21]

Meanwhile, vice-mayor Mário Filho broke with the government itself after discovering that the PT did not intend to re-run the winning ticket from 2000 for the next election, causing him to be removed from the municipal secretariats he held. In an episode that gained media attention, he set up an office in Praça Coronel Pedro Osório — in front of the City Hall headquarters — alleging that Marroni had taken away his physical workspace. Angered, he announced that he would run for mayor that year, definitively breaking with the current administration.[22] In this context, Marroni ran for reelection in 2004 with the support of the Frente Popular (PT/PL/PCdoB) and city councilor Adelar Bayer as vice. He won the first round with 35.97% (68,669) of the votes, but was surpassed in the second round by Bernardo de Souza (PPS), a former mayor who received support from most of the other parties and totaled 52.38% (100,088) of the votes.[23][24][25]

2006–2018: Return to the Federal Chamber and reelection attempts

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After failing to win reelection as mayor, he ran again for the Chamber of Deputies in 2006 and, with 70,000 votes, became first alternate, being sworn in on January 6, 2009. During this period, he advocated that then-president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva could run again for the office in 2010 for a possible third consecutive term and allocated a parliamentary amendment for the expansion of the Hospital Universitário São Francisco de Paula.[26][27] In this legislature, he was a member of the standing committees on Science and Technology, Communication and Informatics; Urban Development and Interior; Education, Culture and Sports; Environment and Sustainable Development; Mines and Energy; Public Security and Combating Organized Crime; Labor, Administration and Public Service; and Transportation and Transit.[1]

In 2008, he ran again for mayor with the support of the Frente Popular coalition (PT/PSB/PCdoB) and with radio host Otávio Soares as vice. The incumbent mayor was Fetter Júnior (PP), elected vice on Bernardo's ticket in 2004, but who took office shortly after due to the incumbent's health problems and was seeking reelection. As in the previous election, Marroni won the first round with 33.71% (65,109) of the votes. Fetter and Marroni had a fierce campaign against each other, intensified when both advanced to the runoff. In his party political broadcast, the PT candidate had testimonials in his favor from, among others, Anselmo Rodrigues, former mayor and also a candidate, and Cesar Victora, a scientist. He also received visits from then-ministers Tarso Genro and Dilma Rousseff. The main issue of contention involved the authorship of the "Pelotas Metrópole" project (at that time renamed "Pelotas Polo do Sul"), proposed in Marroni's government and implemented in Fetter's; both candidates claimed it for themselves. However, Marroni was again overtaken in the runoff, finishing the race with 43.28% (83,193) of the votes.[28][29]

In 2010, Marroni was reelected federal deputy with more than 87,000 votes — the most voted Pelotas candidate for the Federal Chamber of all time up to then.[4] However, he became an alternate after Maria do Rosário (PT) had her votes validated; he took office after Rosário left for the Secretariat of Human Rights in 2011, remaining until her return to the Chamber in 2014.[30] In this legislature, he was a member of the standing committees on Science, Technology and Innovation; Environment and Sustainable Development; Transportation and Transit; Participatory Legislation; Urban Development; Foreign Affairs and National Defense; Health; Agriculture, Livestock, Supply and Rural Development; and Culture.[1]

In the 2012 election, he ran for mayor for the fifth consecutive time. His main adversary in the race was Eduardo Leite (PSDB), who represented the largest coalition in the election and the same one that had won in 2004 and 2008. He received visits from then-ministers Alexandre Padilha, José Eduardo Cardozo, Fernando Pimentel and governor Tarso, while Dilma and Lula recorded messages for his political broadcast. He finished the first round in second place, with 28.54% (55,111) of the votes. Pelotas was the only city in Rio Grande do Sul to hold a runoff that year. Marroni also finished the runoff in second place, with 42.85% (83,079) of the votes, being surpassed in both by Leite.[31][32][33]

In 2014, he was reelected federal deputy, but again became an alternate, losing the seat to José Otávio Germano (PP). The change occurred because the Superior Electoral Court validated the 45,559 votes of candidate Claudio Janta (SD), who was part of the same coalition as Germano, altering the electoral quotient, which determines the number of votes for each seat in the Chamber.[30][34] With Pepe Vargas (PT) leaving to become a minister of state, Marroni took the parliamentary seat in February 2015, remaining until Pepe's return in October of the same year.[35] In this legislature, he was a member of the standing committees on Foreign Affairs and National Defense; Transportation and Transit; and Mines and Energy.[1]

In the 2016 municipal election, for the first time in 20 years, Fernando was not the PT candidate for mayor. Instead, his wife, Miriam, ran and finished the race in fourth place, with 6.42% of the votes.[36] In 2020, disagreeing with the party's decision not to hold primary elections, he withdrew his candidacy even though he was considered the strongest name of the party for that election. The PT launched city councilor Ivan Duarte as its mayoral candidate, who reached the runoff but was not elected.[17][37]

2019–2024: Legislative Assembly and Trensurb

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In 2018, he was elected state deputy of Rio Grande do Sul, with 0.53% of valid votes (30,704 votes).[38] As a state legislator, he authored – together with Zé Nunes (PT) – the bill (PL) that established the Costa Doce tourist region in RS, in addition to being vice-president of the Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Committee of the Legislative Assembly of Rio Grande do Sul.[39][40] He also created the bill "Maria da Penha Week in Schools", which aims to encourage reflection in schools about violence against women.[41] He ran for reelection in 2022, but finished as fourth alternate of the Brazil of Hope Federation (FE Brasil), with 28,884 votes.[42]

In 2023, he was appointed CEO of the Empresa de Trens Urbanos de Porto Alegre (Trensurb) by President Lula.[43] During his inauguration, he highlighted as points to be worked on in his administration the appreciation of employees and the adoption of a more environmentally sustainable model, in addition to criticizing what he called the "scrapping" of the company in previous governments.[44] He also guaranteed that the entity would not be privatized and that he would work to remove it from the National Privatization Program, in which it had been placed during the Jair Bolsonaro's presidency, a promise that was fulfilled in March 2024.[45][46] He left the position in June 2024 to run again for mayor of Pelotas; he was succeeded on an interim basis by Ernani Fagundes and permanently by Nazur Garcia.[47]

2024–present: Mayor of Pelotas

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After a hiatus of two municipal elections, in 2024 Marroni launched his sixth candidacy for mayor of Pelotas, with the support of the Nova Frente Popular coalition (FE Brasil/PSOL REDE) and with Daniela Brizolara (PSOL) as vice, marking the first time that the PT and PSOL allied in the first round of a municipal election.[48] During the campaign, he presented himself with a renewal discourse, declaring dissatisfaction with the fact that the city had been governed by the same coalition since the end of his term, in 2005.[16][49] Two opinion polls were released before the elections, both of which indicated the PT candidate's lead and his possible victory in the runoff. On the other hand, they also showed him as the candidate with the highest rejection rate (31.9%).[50] He finished the first round in first place with 39.6% (68,443) of the votes. For the runoff, he received a wide range of support, including from governor and former mayor Eduardo Leite, former mayor Irajá Rodrigues and then-mayor Paula Mascarenhas.[51][52] Thus, he won the election in the runoff by defeating Marciano Perondi (PL), with 50.36% (87,737) of the votes, returning to office after twenty years.[53]

Public image

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During his mayoral campaign in 2000, a controversy erupted after the leak of a video in which Lula called the city of Pelotas an "exporter of faggots" in a meeting with Marroni. The repercussion was such that, in addition to being used by Marroni's opponents, the video was even broadcast in the political broadcast of Paulo Maluf in the São Paulo municipal election of the same year, and the two politicians involved apologized to the population.[54] In his reelection attempt in 2004, a video of Marroni mocking the floods that hit the city that year was released by the PT itself, in order to prevent new political use by adversaries. According to his campaign coordinator, the mayor had only used a figure of speech when there were no longer risks related to the event.[55]

Notes

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  1. 1 2 Some sources report that Marroni studied at UFPel, while others at UCPel. In an Instagram post, he himself stated that he completed his education at the latter.[2]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 "Biography of Federal Deputy Fernando Marroni". Chamber of Deputies of Brazil. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  2. ↑ @fernandomarroni__; (October 7, 2024). "64 years of the Catholic University of Pelotas, where I had the honor of graduating as an electrical engineer!..." Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Instagram.
  3. 1 2 3 Borges Junior 2009, pp. 86–91.
  4. 1 2 3 "Jornal Tradição Regional interviews federal deputy Fernando Marroni (PT)". Jornal Tradição Regional. May 16, 2014. Archived from the original on March 11, 2016. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
  5. ↑ Loureiro Duarte Bertinetti 2012, pp. 48.
  6. ↑ Sabbado 2010, pp. 85.
  7. ↑ "Memory of Treze Horas: historic debate between Anselmo and Marroni". Pelotas 13 Horas. November 24, 2019. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
  8. ↑ Borges Junior 2009, pp. 98–100.
  9. ↑ Silveira, Rose Ane (October 29, 2000). "Fernando Marroni, of the PT, is elected mayor in Pelotas". Folha de S.Paulo. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
  10. ↑ "First lady in the Federal Chamber". Correio Riograndense. Vol. 92, no. 4705. Caxias do Sul, RS. November 1, 2000. p. 3. Retrieved September 27, 2024 – via Hemeroteca Digital Brasileira.
  11. ↑ Sabbado 2010, pp. 84.
  12. ↑ "STJ Minister's decision keeps mayor of Pelotas removed". Folha Online. June 13, 2000. Retrieved September 29, 2024.
  13. ↑ Souza, Carlos Alberto de (July 9, 2000). "Removed politicians turn to courts to try for reelection". Folha Online. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  14. ↑ "Result of the 2000 municipal elections Pelotas". Tribunal Regional Eleitoral do Rio Grande do Sul. Archived from the original on March 7, 2018. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  15. ↑ Borges Junior 2009, pp. 124–127.
  16. 1 2 Guimarães, Álvaro (September 6, 2024). "JTR Elections 2024: "Pelotas needs to undergo a reconstruction", says Marroni". Jornal Tradição Regional. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
  17. 1 2 Reis, Carina (June 6, 2020). "Miriam Marroni criticizes the PT directory of Pelotas on social media". Jornal Tradição Regional. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
  18. ↑ Borges Junior 2009, pp. 101–112.
  19. ↑ Borges Junior 2009, pp. 121–124.
  20. ↑ Borges Junior 2009, pp. 128–135.
  21. ↑ "Former mayor of Pelotas, Fernando Marroni (PT), is acquitted in the STF". Zero Hora. December 10, 2014. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  22. ↑ Sabbado 2010, pp. 90.
  23. ↑ Borges Junior 2009, pp. 146–147.
  24. ↑ "Folha Online - Special - 2004 - Elections - Vote Count - Pelotas (RS) - 1st Round". eleicoes.folha.uol.com.br. Retrieved 2024-09-28.
  25. ↑ "UOL Latest News - 2004 Elections". Universo Online. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  26. ↑ "PT deputy defends 3rd term". O Tempo. May 14, 2009. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
  27. ↑ "Hospital São Francisco de Paula will receive R$ 250,000". HUSFP/UCPel. November 21, 2009. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
  28. ↑ Loureiro Duarte Bertinetti 2012, pp. 41, 52, 54–76, 78–102.
  29. ↑ Ilha, Flávio (October 26, 2008). "In a tight dispute, Fetter Júnior surpasses Marroni in Pelotas". Universo Online. Retrieved September 29, 2024.
  30. 1 2 Bemfica, Flavia (November 7, 2014). "For the second time, PT deputy is elected and loses the seat". Terra. Retrieved October 5, 2024.
  31. ↑ "Eduardo Leite and Fernando Marroni contest runoff in Pelotas". G1. October 28, 2012. Retrieved September 29, 2024.
  32. ↑ "Eduardo Leite (PSDB) wins election in Pelotas (RS) and keeps coalition in power". Universo Online. October 28, 2012. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
  33. ↑ Truda, Felipe (October 28, 2012). "Marroni receives support from Tarso Genro before voting in Pelotas, RS". G1. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  34. ↑ "TSE decision removes Fernando Marroni and places José Otávio in the Chamber of Deputies". Sul21. November 7, 2014. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
  35. ↑ Halpern, Bruno (October 2, 2015). "Ministerial reform removes Fernando Marroni from the Chamber of Deputies". Zero Hora. Retrieved October 5, 2024.
  36. ↑ "Result of the vote count for the 2016 Elections in Pelotas for mayor and city councilor". g1. Retrieved October 5, 2024.
  37. ↑ "2020 Elections: Paula Mascarenhas wins runoff in Pelotas (RS) and is elected". Estado de Minas. November 29, 2020. Retrieved October 5, 2024.
  38. ↑ "Fernando Marroni". Eleições 2018. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  39. ↑ "COSTA DOCE: Bill establishing the Tourist Region approved". Diário da Manhã. October 2, 2020. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
  40. ↑ Romano, Vicente (February 19, 2019). "Sofia Cavedon and Fernando Marroni will head the Education Committee". Assembleia Legislativa do Rio Grande do Sul. Retrieved October 5, 2024. [dead link]
  41. ↑ "Maria da Penha Week in Schools bill approved in the Legislative Assembly". Sul21. August 11, 2021. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  42. ↑ Maia, Francis (October 5, 2022). "Elections also define the list of alternates for each caucus". Assembleia Legislativa do Rio Grande do Sul. Retrieved October 5, 2024. [dead link]
  43. ↑ Klein, Samantha (February 11, 2023). "Former mayor of Pelotas chosen to head Trensurb". GZH. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  44. ↑ "Fernando Marroni takes office as CEO of Trensurb". Correio do Povo. July 8, 2023. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  45. ↑ Gomes, Luís (July 19, 2023). "Fernando Marroni: Trensurb will not be privatized in the Lula government". Sul21. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  46. ↑ Amaral, Eduardo (March 5, 2024). "TRENSURB: Company leaves privatization plan and government promises investments for expansion; learn more". ABC+. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  47. ↑ Souza, Eduardo (September 27, 2024). "Nazur Garcia takes over presidency of Trensurb". Rádio Guaíba. Archived from the original on April 25, 2025. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  48. ↑ "PT officially announces Marroni's candidacy at convention". Pelotas 13 Horas. August 4, 2024. Retrieved October 6, 2024.
  49. ↑ "Marroni wants to rebuild Pelotas with experience and popular participation". Partido dos Trabalhadores. September 30, 2024. Retrieved October 6, 2024.
  50. ↑ Madrid, Ridley (October 3, 2024). "Polls point to a clash on the right to reach the runoff and face the PT in Pelotas". Brasil de Fato. Retrieved October 6, 2024.
  51. ↑ "Leite indicates vote for Marroni in the 2nd round of Pelotas". Sul21. October 18, 2024. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  52. ↑ "MDB supports Marroni and PP goes with Perondi". Pelotas 13 Horas. October 15, 2024. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  53. ↑ "Fernando Marroni (PT) is elected mayor of Pelotas". g1. October 27, 2024. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
  54. ↑ "Lula's gaffe about Pelotas did not harm Marroni's victory". Folha de S.Paulo. October 29, 2000. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  55. ↑ Gerchmann, Léo (September 4, 2004). "On tape, PT candidate jokes about flood in Pelotas". Folha de S.Paulo. Retrieved October 25, 2024.

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