Fabiano Contarato

Fabiano Contarato (born 20 June 1966) is a Brazilian law professor, police chief, and politician affiliated to the Workers' Party. He was the most voted candidate for the Brazilian Senate in the state of Espírito Santo during the 2018 Brazilian general election, with over one million votes; it was the first time he ran for an elected office. Contarato is the first openly LGBTQ person to be elected for the Brazilian Senate. His win unseated Magno Malta, a conservative evangelical pastor and close ally of far-right Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro.

In 1992, Contarato was sworn in as a delegate of the . He was the head delegate of the Traffic Offenses Division, which allowed him to become known among the people of Espírito Santo. He also headed the State Department of Traffic (Detran-ES) and was the general inspector of Espírito Santo. In November 2017, he married physiotherapist Rodrigo Groberio. He is the father of Gabriel, adopted in 2017, and Mariana, adopted in 2020.