Rodrigo Manga
Rodrigo Manga | |
|---|---|
Rodrigo Maganhato | |
Rodrigo Manga in 2024 | |
| 52nd Mayor of Sorocaba | |
| In office January 1, 2021 – present | |
| Vice President | Fernando Costa |
| Preceded by | Jaqueline Coutinho |
| Councilor of Sorocaba | |
| In office January 1, 2013 – December 31, 2020 | |
| Constituency | Most voted councilor in Sorocaba |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sorocaba, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Political party | Republicanos (2020–present) Democratas (2016–2020) PP (2011–2016) PL (1998–2006) PR (2006–2011) |
| Parent | Brazil |
| Alma mater | Faculdade Uirapuru |
| Profession | Marketing professional |
Rodrigo Maganhato, better known as Rodrigo Manga, is a Brazilian politician affiliated with the Republicans party. Graduated in marketing from a local college, Faculdade Uirapuru, he was a councillor for two terms in Sorocaba and, after being elected in 2020, is the current mayor of the city, having been reelected in 2024.
He began his political journey in 2012 when he was elected as a city councillor, being re-elected in 2016 with the highest vote count in the city's history at the time. In 2020, he won the mayoral election in the second round and was later re-elected, becoming the most-voted mayor in the city's history.
Despite his administration highlighting his supposed "transparency" on social media, Manga has been investigated by the Federal Police since 2022 for embezzlement of public funds and money laundering, in addition to contracts totaling more than 100 million reais from public coffers.