Romeu Zema

Romeu Zema Neto is a Brazilian businessman, administrator, and politician affiliated with the NOVO party. The Governor of the state of Minas Gerais until he resigned to run for the presidency, Zema served as the head of the Zema Group, an industrial conglomerate, from 1990 to 2016. First elected in 2018, he won 42.73% of the valid votes, qualifying for a second round against Antônio Anastasia. Winning with 72.80% of the votes, he was inaugurated in 2019.