The Fiesp (Federation of Industries of the State of São Paulo) held on this Monday (5.Jul.2022) an election to choose the new president of the entity and the new board. The election is held from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, in the Fiesp building on Avenida Paulista. Simultaneously, the election for the presidency and new board of Ciesp (Center of Industries of the State of São Paulo) will also be held in the building on Avenida Paulista and at 42 regionals mirrored by the State. The election at Fiesp has a single ticket, with Josué Gomes da Silva as the candidate for president and Rafael Cervone as the 1st vice-president. Gomes da Silva is expected to replace Paulo Skaf, who has been in charge of the country's largest industrial federation for 17 years and remains in office until December 31. At Ciesp, Cervone is running for the presidency for slate 2, with Josué Gomes as 1st vice-president. José Ricardo Roriz Coelho runs for the ticket 1. Those elected will assume terms of office beginning on January 1, 2022 and ending on December 31, 2025. There are 113 unions eligible to vote. According to Fiesp, the result of the vote should be released this Monday (5.Jul). The electoral process is accompanied by a commission composed of:Sydney Sanches (former minister of the Federal Supreme Court); Ellen Gracie (former minister of the STF); Admiral Pazzianotto (former minister of the Labor Court); Ives Gandra Martins (constitutional lawyer and professor); andMaria Cristina Mattioli (Retired Judge of the Regional Labor Court)
Who is Joshua Gomes da Silva
An entrepreneur at Coteminas, Josué Gomes da Silva is the son of José Alencar (1957-2011), who was Lula's vice president for 8 years. His candidacy has the support of Paulo Skaf, who decided not to run for a new term. He has chaired the federation since 2004.Josué ran for the Senate by the MDB of Minas Gerais in 2014. He was not elected. It has been in charge of Coteminas since the end of the 1990s. Coteminas owns brands such as Artex and Santista, and is today the largest industry of bed, table and bath items in the Americas. It has 15 factories in Brazil, 5 in the US, one in Argentina and one in Mexico. Born in Minas Gerais, Josué has lived in São Paulo for 35 years. He presided over Abit (Brazilian Association of Textile and Clothing Industry), in which he currently holds the position of honorary president. He was also president of Iedi (Institute of Studies for Industrial Development). Fiesp is the most powerful and richest industrial federation in Brazil. The entity has capillarity in political processes. During the government of former president Dilma Rousseff, Fiesp was effective in vocalizing criticism that helped to bring down the PT.
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