Douglas Ruas

Douglas Ruas
Douglas Ruas
	Ruas in 2025
Governor-elect of Rio de Janeiro
	Assuming office; 6 January 2027
Lieutenant	Fernanda Louback (elect)
Succeeding	Ricardo Couto (acting)
President of the Legislative Assembly of Rio de Janeiro
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 17 April 2026
Preceded by	Guilherme Delaroli (acting)
State Deputy of Rio de Janeiro
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 1 February 2023
Constituency	At-large
Governor
Executive offices
Secretary of Cities of Rio de Janeiro
	In office; 27 September 2023 – 20 March 2026
Governor	Cláudio Castro
Preceded by	Uruan Andrade
Succeeded by	Maria Gabriela Bessa
Secretary of Integrated Management and Special Projects of São Gonçalo
	In office; 1 January 2021 – 3 April 2022
Mayor	Nelson Ruas
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Maria Gabriela Bessa
Personal details
Born	17 January 1989 (age 37); São Gonçalo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Party	PTdoB (2016–2017); Avante (2017–2021); PL (2021–present)
Spouse	Mariana Barbosa (m. 2018)
Children	1
Parent	Nelson Ruas (father);
Education	Estácio de Sá University (LLB)

Douglas Ruas dos Santos (born 17 January 1989) is a Brazilian politician who has served as President of the Legislative Assembly of Rio de Janeiro since 2026. He also served as secretary of cities of Rio de Janeiro from 2023 to 2026 under Governor Cláudio Castro. In 2022, he was elected a member of the Legislative Assembly of Rio de Janeiro, as State Deputy starting on february, 2023. He is the son of Capitão Nelson, current mayor of São Gonçalo. He has a state carrer on the Civil Police of Rio de Janeiro, and has a law degree.

He is the Liberal Party candidate in the Rio de Janeiro gubernatorial election. He defeated Eduardo Paes, the former mayor of Rio de Janeiro, in the first round, securing 50.8% of the vote.

Notes

↑ He took a leave of absence between 2023 and 2026 to serve in the cabinet of Cláudio Castro.

References

↑ "Douglas Ruas assume a Secretaria de Estado das Cidades". O Fluminense (in Portuguese). 26 September 2023.
↑ "Douglas Ruas deixa Alerj e assume a Secretaria de Estado das Cidades". Agenda do Poder (in Portuguese). 26 September 2023.
↑ "Douglas Ruas: 'Meu pai é a minha maior referência na política'". O Dia (in Portuguese). 4 October 2022.
↑ "Quem é Douglas Ruas, escolhido por Flávio Bolsonaro para enfrentar Paes pelo governo do Rio". VEJA (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 27 February 2026.
↑ "Douglas Ruas é candidato do PL ao governo do RJ; Castro vai ao Senado". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 24 February 2026. Retrieved 27 February 2026.

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[1] He took a leave of absence between 2023 and 2026 to serve in the cabinet of Cláudio Castro.

[2] "Douglas Ruas assume a Secretaria de Estado das Cidades". O Fluminense (in Portuguese). 26 September 2023.

[3] "Douglas Ruas deixa Alerj e assume a Secretaria de Estado das Cidades". Agenda do Poder (in Portuguese). 26 September 2023.

[4] "Douglas Ruas: 'Meu pai é a minha maior referência na política'". O Dia (in Portuguese). 4 October 2022.

[5] "Quem é Douglas Ruas, escolhido por Flávio Bolsonaro para enfrentar Paes pelo governo do Rio". VEJA (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 27 February 2026.

[6] "Douglas Ruas é candidato do PL ao governo do RJ; Castro vai ao Senado". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 24 February 2026. Retrieved 27 February 2026.