Antônio Carlos Magalhães Neto

Mayor-elect, Salvador, Bahia

Antônio Carlos Peixoto de Magalhães Neto is mayor-elect of Salvador, Bahia. He was elected in October 2012 and will begin his term in January 2013. Magalhães Neto was elected leader of the Democratic Party in the Chamber of Deputies in February 2011. He has served the electorate of Bahia since 2003 and is in his third term in the lower house of the Brazilian Congress. He worked as leader of the Democrats Party (DEM) in 2008 and as second vice president for two years. He also served in the Corregidor House of Representatives from April 2009 to January 2011. In the Chamber of Deputies, Magalhães Neto served on important committees, including those dealing with the constitution and justice, financial supervision and control, science and technology. He was also a sub-rapporteur on the economy and inquiry committee. He stood out as one of the most active members of Congress.