Marcelo Calero

Secretary of Culture of Rio de Janeiro City

05/06/2024

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Marcelo Calero is a lawyer, a career diplomat, has a master’s degree and an ongoing PhD in Political Science at Iesp/Uerj. In the 2018 elections, he was elected federal deputy for the State of Rio, with over 50,000 votes. Transferred to the City of Rio (2013), Calero was assistant coordinator of Foreign Affairs, president of the Rio450 Committee, and Secretary of Culture. In 2016, he was Minister of State for Culture (May-Nov), when he resigned after denouncing pressure to review a technical report unfavorable to the personal interests of a high-level Brazilian official. He will occupy the role of Secretary of Government and Public Integrity of the City of Rio (2021-2022), when he resumed his mandate.