Jorginho Mello

Jorginho dos Santos Mello (born 17 August 1967) is a Brazilian politician, member of the Liberal Party (PL).

He resigned to run for the state governorship, being replaced by his substitute Ivete da Silveira (MDB).

Mello was born in Ibicaré, Santa Catarina before moving 20 kilometers away to Herval d'Oeste as a child.

[5] During the Michel Temer administration, Mello voted in favor of the Constitutional Amendment of the Public Expenditure Cap.

[5][7] In the 2018 election, Mello was elected for the Federal Senate for Santa Catarina, gaining 1,179,757 votes (18.07% of the valid votes), and winning opponents such as then senator Paulo Bauer (PSDB) and former governor Raimundo Colombo (PSD).