Flávio Dino

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Castro and the second or paternal family name is Costa.
His Excellency
Flávio Dino
Portrait of Dino as Justice of the Supreme Federal Court, 2024.
Justice of the Supreme Federal Court
Incumbent
Assumed office
22 February 2024
Appointed byLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Preceded byRosa Weber
Senator for Maranhão
In office
1 February 2024 – 20 February 2024
Preceded byAna Paula Lobato
Succeeded byAna Paula Lobato
In office
1 February 2023 – 2 February 2023
Preceded byRoberto Rocha
Succeeded byAna Paula Lobato
Minister of Justice and Public Security
In office
1 January 2023 – 1 February 2024
PresidentLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Preceded byAnderson Torres
Succeeded byRicardo Lewandowski
Governor of Maranhão
In office
1 January 2015 – 2 April 2022
LieutenantCarlos Brandão
Preceded byArnaldo Melo
Succeeded byCarlos Brandão
Chair of the Brazilian Tourist Board
In office
17 June 2011 – 11 March 2014
PresidentDilma Rousseff
Preceded byMário Moysés
Succeeded byVicente Neto
Federal Deputy
In office
1 February 2007 – 1 February 2011
ConstituencyMaranhão
Personal details
Born
Flávio Dino de Castro e Costa

(1968-04-30) 30 April 1968 (age 56)
São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil
Political party
  • PT (1987–1994)
  • PCdoB (2006–2021)
  • PSB (2021–2024)
Spouse(s)
Deane de Castro
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(m. 1990; div. 2011)​

Daniela Lima
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(m. 2011)​
Children5
Parent
Alma materFederal University of Maranhão (LLB)
Federal University of Pernambuco (LLM)
OccupationFederal judge (1994–2006)

Flávio Dino de Castro e Costa (born 30 April 1968) is a Brazilian attorney, Supreme Court Justice, politician and professor. A former federal judge, Dino was elected to the Chamber of Deputies in 2006 under the Communist Party banner, serving a four-year term until 2011, representing the state of Maranhão. He was elected as the governor of Maranhão after running in the 2014 election.[1] He became the governor of Maranhão on 1 January 2015.[2] He was reelected in 2018.[3] In 2021, Dino left the Communist Party to join the Socialist Party, and was appointed Minister of Justice by President Lula.

Dino also served 3 years as president of Embratur, a federal agency promoting Brazilian tourism, between his legislative term and gubernatorial term.[4] Dino was considered a leading left-wing candidate[5] in the 2022 presidential election but chose to forgo a candidacy, instead choosing to run for Senate.[6]

While performing his duty as Minister of Justice, Flávio Dino was nominated by President Lula to the Supreme Court of Brazil, being sworn in office on 22 February 2024 after his confirmation by the Brazilian Senate.

Early life and family

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Flávio Dino de Castro e Costa was born in São Luís on 30 April 1968.[1]

Flávio graduated with a bachelor's degree in 1991, and returned to the Federal University of Maranhão in 1993 as a professor.[1] While working as a professor, Dino got involved with the university's activist scene, and later began advising the university's workers unions.[1]

Political career

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Federal judge

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Starting in 1994, Dino became a federal judge, ranking first in among the applicants.[1]

From 2000 to 2002,[citation needed] he served as the chair of the National Association of Federal Judges (AJUFE).[1] During his time as a judge, Dino also served as the Secretary-General of the National Council of Justice (CNJ).[1]

In 2006, he resigned from his position as a judge, and decided to devote himself to politics instead.[1]

2008 São Luís mayoral election

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In 2008, he ran for election as the mayor of São Luís, but was defeated by João Castelo of the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB).[1]

2010 Maranhão gubernatorial election

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Flávio Dino ran in the 2010 Maranhão gubernatorial election, but lost to Roseana Sarney of the Brazilian Democratic Movement.[1]

2014 Maranhão gubernatorial election

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Dino ran again in the 2014 Maranhão gubernatorial election.[1] He campaigned on promises of anti-corruption, expanding clean water access, launching a housing construction and renovation program, and improving public security.[1] In 2014, he was elected as the state's governor in the first round of the election, with 63.52 percent of the valid votes.[2][1]

2018 Maranhão gubernatorial election

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Dino ran for re-election in the 2018 Maranhão gubernatorial election [pt] and won, with 59.29% of the vote in the first round.[3]

2022 Maranhão senatorial election

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Dino resigned as the governor of Maranhão on 2 April 2022,[7] in order to run in the 2022 Maranhão gubernatorial election as a candidate for the Federal Senate.[8]

Electoral history

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2010 Maranhão gubernatorial election
Party Candidate Votes %
MDB Roseana Sarney (incumbent) 1,459,792 50.08
PCdoB Flávio Dino 859,402 29.49
PDT Jackson Lago 569,412 19.54
PSTU Marcos Silva 14,685 0.50
PSOL Saulo Arcangeli 8,898 0.31
PCB Josival Corrêa 2,518 0.09
No party (Invalid votes) 370,393 11.27
Turnout 3,285,100 76.03
Registered electors 4,320,748
MDB hold
2014 Maranhão gubernatorial election
Party Candidate Votes %
PCdoB Flávio Dino 1,877,064 63.53
MDB Edison Lobão Filho 995,619 33.69
PSOL Luís Antônio Pedrosa 33,749 1.14
PSTU Saulo Arcangeli 27,304 0.92
PPL Zeluis Lago 17,650 0.60
PCB Josival Corrêa 3,574 0.12
No party (Invalid votes) 478,712 13.94
Turnout 3,433,672 76.37
Registered electors 4,495,864
PCdoB gain from MDB
2018 Maranhão gubernatorial election
Party Candidate Votes %
PCdoB Flávio Dino (incumbent) 1,867,396 59.29
MDB Roseana Sarney 947,191 30.07
PSL Maura Jorge 247,988 7.87
PSDB Roberto Rocha 64,446 2.05
PSTU Ramon Zapata 11,410 0.39
PSOL Odívio Neto 11,409 0.36
No party (Invalid votes) 454,742 12.62
Turnout 3,604,582 79.46
Registered electors 4,536,193
PCdoB hold
2022 Brazilian Senate election in Maranhão
Party Candidate Votes %
PSB Flávio Dino 2,125,811 62.41
PTB Roberto Rocha (incumbent) 1,211,174 35.56
PSOL Antônio Cariongo 34,294 1.01
DC Ivo Nogueira 24,875 0.73
PSTU Saulo Arcangeli 10,206 0.30
No party (Invalid votes) 511,852 13.06
Turnout 3,918,212 77.79
Registered electors 5,036,730
PSB gain from PTB

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Conheça o perfil de Flávio Dino, governador eleito do Maranhão". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Grupo Globo. 5 October 2014. Archived from the original on 25 September 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Flávio Dino, do PCdoB, é eleito governador do Maranhão". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Grupo Globo. 10 May 2014. Archived from the original on 15 January 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Resultado da apuração do 1º turno das Eleições 2018 - Maranhão (MA) para governador, senador, deputado federal e deputado estadual". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Grupo Globo. 10 August 2018. Archived from the original on 4 May 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  4. ^ Editorial Team (5 October 2014). "Conheça o perfil de Flávio Dino, governador eleito do Maranhão". Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  5. ^ Aires), Augusto Taglioni (Buenos. "Flavio Dino, la nueva estrella de la izquierda brasileña que busca heredar a Lula". www.lapoliticaonline.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Flávio Dino decide que irá disputar o Senado em 2022 | Radar". VEJA (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  7. ^ Portela, Michelle (31 March 2022). "Flávio Dino deixa governo do Maranhão para disputar Senado". Correio Braziliense (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Divulgação de Candidaturas e Contas Eleitorais - Flávio Dino". Divulgação de Candidaturas e Contas Eleitorais. Archived from the original on 30 July 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
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