Eduardo Riedel

Eduardo Corrêa Riedel (born 5 July 1969) is a Brazilian politician who is the 12th and current Governor of Mato Grosso do Sul. A member of the Brazilian Social Democracy Party, he previously served as the 27th Secretary of State for Infrastructure and Housing in Mato Grosso do Sul from 2021 to 2022 under Government Reinaldo Azambuja and 20th Secretary of State for Government and Strategic Management of Mato Grosso do Sul from 2015 to 2021.

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on 5 July 1969, son of Seila Garcia Côrrea and Nelson Riedel, he graduated from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, the Getúlio Vargas Foundation and the European Institute of Business Administration. He was Secretary of State for Infrastructure of Mato Grosso do Sul from 22 February 2021 to 2 April 2022. Riedel was president of the Maracaju, Mato Grosso do Sul Union in 1999 and vice-president of the Federation of Agriculture and Livestock of Mato Grosso do Sul, and was also director of the National Confederation of Agriculture (CNA).

Between 2012 and 2014 he was president of Famasul, shortly after, he held the position of Secretary of State for Government and Strategic Management of Mato Grosso do Sul, during the government of Reinaldo Azambuja, a position in which he remained until 2021. In July 2021, he was appointed by Reido Azambuja, as chairman of the Management Committee of the Economy Health and Safety Program (Proseguir).

Childhood and early career

Riedel was born in Rio de Janeiro on July 5, 1969, son of Seila Garcia Côrrea and Nelson Riedel.

In 1995, he took over the management of the family's rural property in Maracaju, gaining experience in management. Since then, he has taken on management-related positions.

President of the Steering Committee of the Health and Safety Program for the Economy During the COVID-19 pandemic, in 2020, the government of Mato Grosso do Sul, with the support of the Pan American Health Organization, created the Health and Safety Program in the Economy, which aimed to inform data and indicators to society, as well as developing more efficient actions to address the impacts of Covid-19 in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul. On October 30, 2022 he defeated Contar after obtaining 808,210 votes (56.90%) and was elected as the governor of Mato Grosso do Sul, succeeding Reinaldo Azambuja.

Governor of Mato Grosso do Sul

Background On December 6, 2022, Riedel had announced that some names would remain in his government's secretariat, names from the former Azambuja government.

On December 13, 2022, he officially announced the names of the state secretaries who will take office on January 1, 2023. Riedel's first echelon was already closed the week before the announcement.

Possession as Governor His inauguration took place on January 1, 2023 at the Legislative Assembly of Mato Grosso do Sul. That same day, the elected President of Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva also took office, as well as the other governors of the States of Brazil.

Government

After the State Court of Auditors (TCE) suspended 16 contracts for the implementation and primary coating of 608 kilometers of highways in the Pantanal in july 2023, Riedel stated that the temporary suspension would not delay the conclusion of the works, and guaranteed that the Government of the State of Mato Grosso do Sul has nothing to hide.

Controversies In a live broadcast on August 5, 2020, Riedel had taken a position against the judicial request made by the Public Defender's Office, for a lockdown to be determined in Campo Grande during the COVID-19 pandemic. The request, a public action, gave the city hall 72 hours to take a stand. 808,210 56.90 No. 1 Elected