Wanderlei Barbosa Castro

Wanderlei Barbosa Castro (born 12 March 1964 in Porto Nacional) is a Brazilian businessman and politician who has been the governor of Tocantins since 2022, after the removal of then-governor Mauro Carlesse. Prior to being governor, he was vice-governor from 2018 to 2022 under Carlesse. He is currently a member of the Republicanos party.

Personal life Born in Porto Nacional, Barbosa is the son of rancher Fenelon Barbosa Sales, the first mayor of the state capital Palmas from the Partido da Frente Liberal, and Maria Rosa de Castro Sales, a teacher who was the first Secretary of Education of Palmas. Wanderlei is married to Blandina Vieira Leite, and his son, Léo Barbosa, is currently a state deputy for Tocantins.

Career Barbosa was first elected as a councilman for Porto Nacional in 1989. In 1996, he moved to Palmas, where he was again elected as councilman from 1997 to 2011. .