Omar Aziz is elected governor of Amazonas

With 85.84% of the votes counted, the candidate Omar Aziz (PSD) was elected governor of the state of Amazonas.

Aziz received 1,093,351 votes, equivalent to 59.96% of the valid votes.

The elected candidate contested the second round with Professor Maria do Carmo (PL), who obtained 728,255 votes (39.98%).

Omar Aziz, 68, is a native of Garça (SP) and a civil engineer. Current senator for Amazonas, Aziz was once a state deputy, vice mayor of Manaus, vice governor and governor of the state. He is in his second term in the Senate. Recently, it was the rapporteur of the Proposal for an Amendment to the Constitution (PEC) that approved the end of the 6x1 work scale.