Washington Quaquá

Washington Luiz Cardoso Siqueira (born 31 March 1971), most commonly known as Washington Quaquá, is a Brazilian politician, sociologist and member of the Workers' Party (PT).^[1] He is currently the party's vice president and member of the Chamber of Deputies representing the state of Rio de Janeiro.^[2][3] Quaquá had served as mayor of Maricá, Rio de Janeiro for two terms, being elected in 2008 and re-elected in 2012, succeeded by Fabiano Horta, from the same party.

Washington Quaquá
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 February 2023
Constituency	Rio de Janeiro
Mayor of Maricá
In office 1 January 2009 – 1 January 2017
Vice Mayor	Uilton Viana (2009–2013) Marcos Ribeiro (2013–2017)
Preceded by	Ricardo Queiroz
Succeeded by	Fabiano Horta
Personal details
Born	Washington Luiz Cardoso Siqueira (1971-03-31) 31 March 1971 (age 53) Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Political party	PT (1989–present)
Occupation	Politician

In 2014, he implemented a free bus service in the city, using royalties resources from oil exploitation. Maricá was the first Brazilian municipality with more than 100,000 inhabitants to adopt a program of free public transit.^[4]

Quaquá was accused of using municipal social programs to boost his campaign. In 2013, he was convicted by the Electoral Justice for abuse of political party and conduct prohibited to public agents. However, the Regional Electoral Court of Rio de Janeiro did not revoke his mandate, choosing only to make him ineligible for 8 years.^[5][6]

On 25 June 2016, during his administration, he inaugurated a statue in tribute to guerrilla leader Che Guevara, in front of the homonymous municipal hospital. The inauguration ceremony had the presence of Aleida Guevara, Che's oldest daughter.^[7]

References

1. "Washington Quaquá 1313 - Divulgação de Candidaturas e Contas". Tribunal Superior Eleitoral (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 7 October 2023.
2. Truffi, Renan (8 February 2015). "'Sem reformas, nem Lula salva a esquerda em 2018'". Carta Capital (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 14 February 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
3. Saconi, Alexandre; Hakime, Raphael (25 February 2015). "Dirigente do PT-RJ sai em defesa do partido e avisa: 'Se eu fosse o Mantega, eu tinha enfiado a porrada'". R7 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 7 October 2023.
4. Truffi, Renan (4 February 2015). "Maricá, a cidade do passe livre". Carta Capital (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 10 February 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
5. "Prefeito de Maricá-RJ é mantido no mandato, mas é declarado inelegível por oito anos". Tribunal Superior Eleitoral (in Brazilian Portuguese). 20 August 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
6. Lobianco, Bianca (1 April 2014). "Washington Quaquá fica inelegível por oito anos". O Dia (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 7 October 2023.
7. Marques, Igor (28 June 2016). "Prefeitura inaugura estátua de Che Guevara". Band Rio (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 9 December 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2023.

External links

• Washington Quaquá at Chamber of Deputies (Brazil)

Political offices
Preceded by Ricardo Queiroz	Mayor of Maricá 2009–2017	Succeeded by Fabiano Horta