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9 candidates contest election for the Council of Italians, this Saturday

The CGIE is a representative body of Italian communities abroad and is guaranteed in the Italian Constitution

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CGIE election
9 candidates contest election for the Council of Italians, this Saturday

At least nine candidates are competing this Saturday (9) for four vacancies for councilors in the CGIE (Consiglio Generale degli Italiani all'Estero). Other candidates may present themselves on election day.

The election takes place at the Brazilian International Convention Center, in Brasília, in an electoral process supervised by the Embassy of Italy.

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The new counselors will be chosen by representatives of 54 Italian associations nominated by the Embassy itself, and by 120 counselors from Comites in Brazil. The Italian body pays for air tickets and hotel accommodation for all voters.

O CGIE is a representative body of Italian communities abroad and is guaranteed in Italian Constitution – articles 3 and 35.

The 9 candidates for the CGIE are:

Ana Maria Cani de Almeida
Businesswoman
Espírito Santo

Andrea Lanzi
President of the Anita and Giuseppe Garibaldi Association
Rio de Janeiro

Cilmar Franceschetto
General Director of the ES Public Archive
Espírito Santo

Daniel Taddone
Businessman
Pernambuco

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  • Is the process stalled or poorly managed?
  • Maternal lineage?
  • Incomplete documentation?
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Pasquale Pierrini
Lawyer
Federal District

Renato Sartori
System and database specialist
São Paulo

Silvia Alciati
Architect
Minas Gerais

Stephania Puton
lawyer
Rio Grande do Sul

Walter Petruzziello
Lawyer
Paraná

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