Sebastião Melo
Sebastião Melo | |
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Melo in 2025 | |
| 66th Mayor of Porto Alegre | |
| Assumed office 1 January 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Nelson Marchezan Júnior |
| State deputy of Rio Grande do Sul | |
| In office 1 February 2019 – 1 January 2021 | |
| Vice Mayor of Porto Alegre | |
| In office 1 January 2013 – 1 January 2017 | |
| Mayor | José Fortunati |
| Preceded by | José Fortunati |
| Succeeded by | Gustavo Paim |
| Councilman of Porto Alegre | |
| In office 1 January 2001 – 1 January 2013 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sebastião de Araújo Melo 24 July 1958 Piracanjuba, Goiás, Brazil |
| Political party | PMDB (1981–present) |
| Spouse | Valéria Leopoldino |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Unisinos |
| Occupation | Lawyer, politician |
Sebastião de Araújo Melo (born 24 July 1958) is a Brazilian lawyer and politician. He has been the mayor of Porto Alegre since 2021.
A member of the Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB) since 1981, he had been a member of the city council from 2001 to 2012 and was the vice-mayor of the city during the mayorship of José Fortunati. In 2018, he was elected as a state deputy to the Legislative Assembly of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, a position he held until 2021.
Melo has run for mayor of Porto Alegre on three occasions. The first time, in 2016, he advanced to the second round, but was defeated by Nelson Marchezan Júnior. In 2020, he ran again and advanced once again to the second round, this time winning against Manuela d'Ávila. He would be reelected in 2024 against Maria do Rosário.