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318:, where he had been hospitalized for more than 80 days due to complications from an UTI. Cruz, as a result, became mayor and effectively guarantied that the political project of Vilela would take hold and would help to develop a harmonious relationship with members of Vilela's party, including with his son Daniel Vilela and governor
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and the rise in cases at the start of 2021, including closing the city's bars for the time being. Later, in
February 2021, he positioned himself against more lockdowns. However, several weeks later, he joined other mayors in the metropolitan region and closed all non-essential businesses and opted to
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In mid-2019, it was speculated that he would not be a candidate for council and had decided to focus exclusively on his position as a pastor with the
Universal Church, which had been confirmed by a religious leader in 2020. However, amid the speculation, he became a candidate for vice-mayor for the
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In 2010, Cruz moved to Goiânia, where he began his political career. Elected councilman in 2012 and 2016, he had been among the 5 most voted candidates in the city. During his mandate, he was president of the
Commission of Persons with Disabilities and Special Needs (PPDNE). In 2012, he was elected
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In March 2021, due to pressure from the party base, Cruz began administrative reforms, demoting central figures that were carried over from the Vilela administration, such as the
Secretary of Government Andrey Azeredo, who was replaced by Arthur Bernardes de Miranda. At the time, he also began to
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sanction an emergency line for 6 months for families that did not have any kind of formal income, called Renda Família, accompanied by new vaccines. During the same period, he began to organize work groups to revise the
Director Plan of Goiânia, one of his main campaign promises.
338:. As a consequence, by April, every politician from Vilela's party, the Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB), called on secretaries to collectively ask for exoneration in protest to the abandonment of government plans, as well as the suspension of contracts made by former mayor
261:, as well as with the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God, of which he is a member and pastor of. In this manner, he has experience in radio and TV on the African continent, where he was responsible for the broadcasting of
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in 1966. He is married to Thelma Cruz. He graduated with a degree in public management from
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538:"Neto do compositor Cartola vai ser candidato a vereador em Goiânia. Pode substituir Rogério Cruz"
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912:"Rogério Cruz sofre pressão de vereadores, do Republicanos e de igreja para mudar o secretariado"
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956:"MDB desembarca da prefeitura de Goiânia, mas mantém liberdade para vereadores"
934:"Reforma de Rogério Cruz alcança 30% do orçamento do Paço Municipal de Goiânia"
824:"Prefeito de Goiânia sanciona auxílio de R$ 300 para famílias de baixa renda"
802:"Goiânia quer criar auxílio de R$ 300 para ao menos 20 mil famílias carentes"
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