Axel Schmidt Grael (born 22 July 1958) is a Brazilian forester, environmentalist, sailor, and politician who has been the mayor of the city of Niterói since 2021.
[1] He led initiatives for the protection of Guanabara Bay and for the campaign for the creation of Serra da Tiririca State Park.
He continued his career as a government employee, working as the foresting engineer for the city of Rio de Janeiro.
He was again the candidate for vice-mayor with Neves as mayor in 2016; However, judge Daniela Ferro barred his registration for the candidacy due to pending settlements from his time as president of the IEF.
[2] In January 2020, he switched his party affiliation to the PDT, the day after he confirmed his pre-candidacy to run for mayor of Niterói in that year's municipal elections.