Aécio Neves

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Minas Gerais Governor Aécio Neves is one of the youngest among Brazilian state governors

Aécio Neves da Cunha (pron. IPA: [a'ɛsiu 'nɛvis da 'kuɲɐ]; born March 10, 1960) is a Brazilian politician. He is the grandson of former president Tancredo Neves. In 1987, Neves was elected to the Federal Chamber of Deputies (House of Representatives) from his home state of Minas Gerais and served until 2002. He was president of the Chamber of Deputies (Speaker of the House) in 2001.

Aécio Neves is the current governor of Minas Gerais, having been elected in 2002 with more than 60% of the popular vote. He is a prominent figure and was a potential presidential candidate in the PSDB (Brazilian Social Democratic Party), the main opposition to the current government in Brazil.

However, Aécio Neves has frequently stated his belief that a presidential candidate should be at least 50 years old. He will turn 50 in 2010, when everything indicates he will try to run for presidency.

Aécio is known as very repressive among the media professionals in Belo Horizonte, capital of Minas Gerais and all over the country. Even a very famous TV reporter, Carlos Kajuru, were afected by Aécio's censorship. A UFMG alumnus, Marcelo Baêta, made a documentary broadcasted on the Internet, showing facts about jornalism opression by Aécio's government, but it was never shown on the local media. Journalists are afraid of losing their jobs.

Marcelo Baêta's website Amplifique.com [1]

Baêta's documentary on YouTube: Part 1 (in portuguese) Part 2 (in portuguese)