Leonardo Péricles

Leonardo Péricles
Born (1981-08-26) 26 August 1981 (age 43)
Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Political partyUP (2020–present)
Other political
affiliations
  • PSOL (2005–07; 2011–20)
  • PDT (2007–11)

Leonardo Péricles Vieira Roque (born 26 August 1981), also known as Leo Péricles, is a Brazilian politician. He is the president and founder of the Popular Unity (UP).[1][2]

He was the Popular Unity candidate for President of Brazil during the 2022 General Election.[3][4][5][6]

Biography

Son of Lourdes Rosária and Francisco Vieira, Leonardo was born in Belo Horizonte, but grew up in the outskirts of Contagem. He studied electronics at Father Eustáquio School, where he was a scholarship holder, during high school. In 2005 he started a course in Library Science at the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), but did not finish it.[7][8]

During high school he founded the Metropolitan Association of Secondary School Students of Belo Horizonte (AMES-BH), being its first president, and was also the director of the Brazilian Union of Secondary School Students [pt] (UBES) in Minas Gerais.[9][10]

In 2008 he ran for councilman for the Democratic Labor Party (PDT) in Belo Horizonte, but was not elected.[11]

While studying Librarianship, he became the president of the Academic Directory of the course and also the director of the National Union of Students (UNE) between 2009 and 2010.[9]

Since 2011 he has been part of the Movement of Struggle in Neighborhoods, Villages and Slums (MLB).[12] He is currently one of MLB's national leaders.[9]

In 2012 he moved to the Eliana Silva Occupation, in the Barreiro [pt] region,[13][14] where he met Poliana Souza, whom he married and has two children. The family resides in the same occupation to this day.[7][15][16]

From 2014 he served as National President of Popular Unity (UP), which obtained party registration in December 2019 with about 1.2 million signatures.[12][17]

In the 2020 municipal elections, UP considered launching Leonardo as mayor of Belo Horizonte, but chose to run as vice-mayor for candidate Áurea Carolina (PSOL). The party came in 4th place in the municipal elections, with 8.33% of the votes (103,115 votes).[18][19][20][21]

At the convention between November 12 and 14, 2021, the party delegates unanimously approved Léo Péricles' pre-candidacy for the Presidency of the Republic in 2022.[22][23]

On July 24, 2022, he was chosen by UP to run for the Presidency of the Republic, with Samara Martins as the vice-presidential candidate.[24]

Electoral performance

Year Election Office Party Votes % Result Ref.
2008 Belo Horizonte Municipal Election Councilman PDT 654 0.05% Alternate [11][25]
2020 Belo Horizonte Municipal Election Vice-mayor UP 103,115 8.33% Lost [26][27]
2022 General election President UP 53,518 0.05% Lost [28][29]

References

  1. ^ "Léo Péricles UP 50 | Candidato a vice-prefeito | Belo Horizonte - MG | Eleições 2020". Estadão (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-08-20.
  2. ^ "UP lança Leonardo Péricles na disputa à Presidência". Poder360 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 24 July 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
  3. ^ "Plano de governo: Léo Péricles (UP)". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 4 August 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
  4. ^ "Leonardo Péricles Archives". CNN Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-08-20.
  5. ^ "Leonardo Péricles joins Brazil presidential race under União Popular". Agência Brasil. 2022-07-25. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
  6. ^ "Popular Unity formalizes the candidacy of Leonardo Pericles for the presidency - My Crush Live". 2022-07-25. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
  7. ^ a b Aguiar, Leandro (August 2020). "À Esquerda da Esquerda: As primeiras eleições da UP, o novo partido político do país". Revista Piauí (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2021-11-16. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
  8. ^ Guimarães, Juca (2021-11-24). ""Vamos romper a conciliação com os opressores", diz pré-candidato à presidência". Alma Preta (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2021-11-25. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
  9. ^ a b c Mota, Thaís (2020-11-09). "Vice de Áurea na disputa pela PBH, Léo Péricles defende união das esquerdas". O Tempo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2021-12-07. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
  10. ^ "Corrida para as eleições 2022 mais agressiva: veja o perfil dos 12 pré-candidatos". Correio Braziliense (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2021-12-27. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
  11. ^ a b "Registro de candidatura de Leonardo Péricles em 2008 no Diulgacand" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2016-07-30. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
  12. ^ a b Vieira, Kauê (2021-12-14). "Homem negro pré-candidato à presidência, Leo Péricles defende participação: 'Poder político'". Hypeness (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2021-12-29. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
  13. ^ Lopes, Raíssa (2020-07-21). ""Precisamos subverter a lógica de cidade como empresa, que exclui 80% da população"". Brasil de Fato (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2021-04-18. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
  14. ^ Teodoro, Plinio (2019-02-20). "Novo partido do campo progressista, Unidade Popular prega "mais militância nas comunidades, nas ruas, no meio do povo"". Revista Fórum (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2020-11-11. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
  15. ^ "Viajando ou em casa: saiba como será o Natal dos presidenciáveis". Correio Braziliense (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2021-12-24. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
  16. ^ "Afinal, quem é Léo Péricles na fila do pão?" (in Brazilian Portuguese). December 2021. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
  17. ^ Amorim, Felipe (2012-12-10). "Brasil ganha seu 33º partido: Unidade Popular é de esquerda e socialista". UOL (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-08-16.
  18. ^ "Eleições 2022: Leonardo Péricles". Valor Econômico. 2021-12-28. Archived from the original on 2021-12-29. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
  19. ^ Orlando, Elisângela (2020-09-12). "UP confirma Leonardo Péricles como vice na chapa de Áurea Carolina à PBH". O Tempo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-08-16.
  20. ^ "Conheça os 12 pré-candidatos à Presidência em 2022". Poder 360 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2021-12-20. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
  21. ^ "Conheça Leonardo Péricles, candidato da UP à Presidência da República" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-08-16.
  22. ^ "Eleições 2022: os pré-candidatos à Presidência da República". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2021-11-29. Archived from the original on 2021-12-29. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
  23. ^ "UP lança pré-candidatura de Leonardo Péricles à presidência da República". Tribuna Hoje (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2021-11-14. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
  24. ^ "Unidade Popular traz Léo Péricles como cabeça na única chapa negra concorrendo à Presidência" (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2022-07-25. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
  25. ^ "UP oficializa candidatura de Leonardo Péricles à Presidência da República" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-08-20.
  26. ^ "Registro de candidatura de Leonardo Péricles em 2020 no Diulgacand" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2016-07-30. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
  27. ^ "Resultado eleições de 2020" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-08-20.
  28. ^ "Registro de candidatura de Leonardo Péricles em 2022 no Diulgacand" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2016-07-30. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
  29. ^ "Apuração em tempo real e resultados". Retrieved 2022-10-03.
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