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João Castelo

PEP · Politician

João Castelo is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	João Castelo · جواو كاستيلو · چواو كاستيلو · 若昂·卡斯特洛				[sources]
Alias	João Castelo Ribeiro Gonçalves · 若昂·卡斯特洛				[sources]
Birth date	1937-10-19				[sources]
Place of birth	Caxias				[sources]
Death date	2016-12-11				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Brazil				[sources]
Citizenship	Brazil				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	João				[sources]
Last name	Castelo				[sources]
Political association	Brazilian Social Democracy Party				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q10311321				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Chamber of Deputies (member, 2015-2019) · Maranhão senator · Mayor of São Luís (2009-2012) · federal deputy of Maranhão · governor of Maranhão				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-08	Last processed	2026-04-26	First seen	2026-01-18

Descriptions

Brazilian politician (1937-2016)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2026-01-21

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MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,464

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

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Wikidata343,259

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