
David Almeida, candidate for government of Amazonas for Avante, presented housing and land regularization proposals at a meeting at the party headquarters in Manaus, highlighting his experience as a former mayor and state intervener.
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David Almeida is a former mayor of Manaus, served three consecutive terms as state deputy and temporarily took over the Government of Amazonas for three months in 2017. He is running for state government through the 'Pra Cima, Amazonas' coalition.
Candidate for the government of Amazonas, David Almeida (Avante) completed his agenda at the party headquarters in Manaus. — Photo: Rede Amazônica
The candidate for the government of Amazonas, David Almeida (Avante), participated in a meeting at the party headquarters, in the Flores neighborhood, Central-South Zone of Manaus, this Thursday (3). During the meeting, the candidate presented proposals for the housing area.
David Almeida is running for the position through the “Pra Cima, Amazonas” coalition, formed by Avante, Solidariedade, PRD, PDT, Democracia Cristã (DC) and Agir. The candidate is a former mayor of Manaus, served three consecutive terms as state deputy and temporarily took over the Government of Amazonas for three months in 2017.
Among the main proposals, David Almeida spoke about the creation of a program focused on housing and land regularization. He predicted new housing and home renovations, and promised to expand Minha Casa, Minha Vida to reduce the housing deficit in the state.
"As mayor of Manaus, I instituted the largest housing program in the city's history. In partnership with the federal government, we managed to obtain 4,700 homes here in the city of Manaus. 576 were delivered, 1,200 are already ready and the others will be implemented. We want to develop the state of Amazonas with land regularization," he stated.
The candidate's agenda began with a walk and meeting in the municipality of Careiro. At the end of the morning, there was a motorcade and meeting in Manaquiri. In the afternoon, he gave an interview to a TV station.
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