Capitão Wagner

Wagner Sousa Gomes, also known as Capitão Wagner (born January 21, 1979) is a captain of the Military Police Reserve of the State of Ceará and a Brazilian politician affiliated to Brazil Union (UNIÃO). He was a federal deputy in office from 2019 to 2023.

Wagner Sousa
Secretary of Health of Maracanaú
In office
2 February 2023 – 29 February 2024
MayorRoberto Pessoa
Succeeded byVanderlange de Sousa Gomes
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
1 February 2019 – 1 February 2023
ConstituencyCeará
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ceará
In office
1 January 2015 – 31 December 2018
ConstituencyAt-large
Member of the Municipal Chamber of Fortaleza
In office
1 January 2013 – 31 December 2014
ConstituencyAt-large
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ceará
In office
November 2011 – 31 December 2012
ConstituencyAt-large
Personal details
Born
Wagner Sousa Gomes

(1979-01-21) 21 January 1979
São Paulo, Brazil
Political partyUNIÃO (2022–present)
Other political
affiliations
  • PR (2009–2018)
  • PROS (2018–22)
SpouseDayany Bittencourt
ProfessionCaptain of the Military Police Reserve of Ceará

Leader of Ceará's public security workers, he was notable for leading the 2011 Ceará Military Police riot, which was responsible for the insecurity among the population and the chaos brought to the city of Fortaleza with a forced quarantine. At the time, he exchanged insults with the then governor Cid Gomes and his brother Ciro Gomes.

He was the most voted councillor of Fortaleza in 2012, the most voted state deputy in Ceará in 2014 and the most voted federal deputy in Ceará in 2018. He was also a candidate for mayor in the 2016 Fortaleza mayoral election and 2020 Fortaleza mayoral election and in both disputes, he advanced to a second round. But in the end, Mayor Roberto Cláudio (in 2016) and José Sarto (in 2020), both members of the Democratic Labour Party (PDT) were elected.

He was the Secretary of Health of Maracanaú under Roberto Pessoa's administration from February 2023 to February 2024.

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