Léo Kret
Léo Kret | |
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 Kret, 2012 | |
| Councilwoman of Salvador | |
| In office January 1, 2009 – December 31, 2012 | |
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| Born | December 9, 1983 Salvador, Bahia, Brazil |
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Léo Kret do Brasil de Souza Santos (born December 9, 1983), better known simply as Léo Kret or Léo Kret do Brasil, is a Brazilian politician, dancer, actress, and singer. Kret was the first transgender councilwoman in the city of Salvador, Bahia.[1]
Biography
[edit]Kret was born on December 9, 1983, in Salvador, Bahia, as the child of Eunice Souza dos Santos and Francisco Assis Gomes. She was baptized at birth as Alecsandro de Souza Santos, and grew up in the Areia Branca neighborhood of Lauro de Freitas in Bahia. Later, she and her family moved to the Pernambués neighborhood of Salvador.[2][3]
On November 18, 2009, Judge Nelson Cordeiro of the Civil Registry Court of Salvador granted a favorable ruling allowing Kret to use the legal name Leo Kret do Brasil.[2][4] However, she continued to be referred to as Alecsandro by the Brazilian Electoral Court until 2018.[5]
Artistic career
[edit]Kret began her career as a dancer with the pagode group Saiddy Bamba[4] before leaving the group in 2009[6] or 2010.[7]
After losing re-election in 2012, Kret returned to her artistic career, starting the carioca funk music group Leo Kret & as Novinhas in 2013.[8] Among the songs the group released was Aula de Quadradinho, which they performed with other artists such as Ivete Sangalo at the artists' shows.[9][10]
In 2019, she participated in the music video for Bola Rebola by singer Anitta.[11] She worked with Anitta again in 2020, in the music video for the song Me Gusta.[12][13]
Political career
[edit]Kret entered politics in the 2008 municipal elections, when she ran as a Party of the Republic candidate for the position of city councilor. She obtained 12,861 votes, the fourth highest number of votes for the legislative office in Salvador that year, and was elected and served in the 16th legislature of the Salvador City Council.[14]
In 2010, she ran for the position of State Representative of Bahia, obtaining 22,534 votes (0.36%).[15] Of the 22,534, 15,664 votes were in Salvador.[16] In the 2012 elections, she ran for re-election as a city councilor. She received 7,495 votes (0.58%) and failed to be re-elected due to the electoral quotient.[17][18]
In 2014, Kret changed parties and joined the Democrats. She ran for office four times for the party – in 2014 for state representative of Bahia, in 2016 and 2020 for city councilor of Salvador, and in 2018 for federal representative for Bahia – but was not elected on any of the occasions.[5]
In December 2017 she took up the position of sectoral ombudsman at the Secretariat of Reparations (SEMUR) in Salvador. She left the position in March 2020 after being accepted to study administration and law at Bahia State University,[19] returning in November 2022.[20] Kret graduated from Bahia State University in 2023.[21]
In March 2022, Léo Kret announced her departure from the Democrats to join the Democratic Labour Party (PDT). At the time, Kret was received directly by the state president of the party, Félix Mendonça Júnior, who invited her to run for the position of federal deputy.[22] She had an unsuccessful bid for PDT federal deputy in the Chamber of Deputies in the 2022 Brazilian elections,[20] receiving 9,012 votes.[23] In 2024, also for the PDT, Kret ran unsuccessfully for Salvador City Council.[5]
In April 2025, Kret became the director of policies for SEMUR.[24] In May 2026, she was investigated for the diversion of public funds from pride parades in Salvador.[19][25]
References
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- ↑ "Léo Kret é nomeada diretora-geral da Secretaria Municipal de Reparação de Salvador". Toda Bahia. April 5, 2025. Retrieved June 23, 2026.
- 1 2 "Vereadores - 19ª Legislatura (2021-2024) - Câmara Municipal de Salvador" [City Councilors - 19th Legislature (2021-2024) - Salvador City Council]. www.cms.ba.gov.br (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on July 3, 2023. Retrieved June 14, 2026.
- ↑ Santiago, Anna Caroline (May 26, 2026). "'Armaram pra mim', diz Léo Kret sobre investigação de desvio de verbas" ['They framed me,' says Léo Kret about the investigation into the embezzlement of funds.]. Aratu On (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved June 14, 2026.
- 1 2 Santana, Eder Luis (November 23, 2009). "Leo Kret ganha na Justiça o direito de usar em documentos seu nome de transexual" [Leo Kret wins legal right to use her transgender name on official documents]. A Tarde (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved June 23, 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Léo Kret (2022) - Divulgação de Candidaturas e Contas Eleitorais" [Léo Kret (2022) - Disclosure of Candidacies and Electoral Accounts]. Divulga Cand Contas. Archived from the original on June 19, 2026. Retrieved June 23, 2026.
- ↑ "Léo Kret diz ter sofrido agressões quando dançava no Saiddy Bamba: "brigavam para me tirar"; banda reage" [Léo Kret says she suffered aggression while dancing with Saiddy Bamba: "they fought to kick me out"; band reacts]. Aratu On (in Portuguese). June 9, 2022. Retrieved June 15, 2026.
- ↑ Cruz, Daniela (May 26, 2026). "Saiba quem é Léo Kret, ex-vereadora, ex-dançarina do Saiddy Bamba e alvo de operação do MP-BA" [Learn who Léo Kret is: former city councilwoman, former dancer for Saiddy Bamba, and target of an operation by the Public Prosecutor's Office of Bahia]. Jornal Zero75 (in Portuguese). Retrieved June 15, 2026.
- ↑ "Léo Kret retoma carreira e se lança como funkeira" [Léo Kret resumes her career and launches herself as a funk singer]. iBahia (in Portuguese). Mundiware Elite CS. July 2, 2013. Retrieved June 15, 2026.
- ↑ "Léo Kret lança clipe de 'Aula do Quadradinho' no Youtube" [Léo Kret releases music video for "Aula do Quadradinho" on YouTube]. Bahia Notícias (in Portuguese). July 11, 2013. Retrieved June 15, 2026.
- ↑ Coutinho, Genilson (July 16, 2013). "Leo Kret dá aula de 'quadradinho' para Ivete Sangalo no palco do Salvador Fest 2013; assista". Dois Terços (in Portuguese). Retrieved June 15, 2026.
- ↑ "Léo Kret, ex-vereadora trans de Salvador, participa de novo clipe de Anitta" [Léo Kret, a former transgender city councilwoman from Salvador, participates in Anitta's new music video]. Extra Online (in Portuguese). January 31, 2019. Retrieved June 15, 2026.
- ↑ Torres, Leonardo (February 13, 2020). "Leo Kret, artista trans baiana, fala sobre participação em clipe novo da Anitta: "recebi o convite pela própria"". POPline (in Portuguese). Retrieved June 15, 2026.
- ↑ Marques, Carol (September 17, 2020). "Clipe de Anitta terá Cardi B, drags baianas e primeira vereadora trans do Brasil em desfile; ouça trecho de 'Me Gusta'". Extra Online (in Portuguese). Retrieved June 15, 2026.
- ↑ "Bahia: Kret, travesti e agora vereador, não abre mão das saias" [Bahia: Kret, a travesti and now city councilor, refuses to give up her skirts]. Jornal do Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). May 10, 2023. Retrieved June 9, 2026.
- ↑ "Eleições 2010 - Apuração Deputado Estadual - Bahia" [2010 Elections - State Representative Results - Bahia]. eleicoes.folha.uol.com.br. Retrieved June 23, 2026.
- ↑ "Léo Kret: 'Manifesto não significa filiação'". Bahia Notícias (in Brazilian Portuguese). March 23, 2011. Retrieved June 23, 2026.
- ↑ "Diferente de 2008, Léo Kret não consegue reeleição" [Unlike in 2008, Léo Kret failed to win re-election]. Varela Notícias (in Brazilian Portuguese). October 8, 2012. Archived from the original on October 16, 2012.
- ↑ Coutinho, Genilson (October 7, 2012). "Leo Kret do Brasil fica de fora da Câmara Municipal de Salvador Veja a lista dos eleitos" [Leo Kret from Brazil is left out of the Salvador City Council See the list of those elected]. Dois Terços. Archived from the original on March 20, 2025. Retrieved June 23, 2026.
- 1 2 "Ex-vereadora Léo Kret é alvo de operação contra desvio de dinheiro público em Salvador" [Former city councilwoman Léo Kret is the target of an operation against the embezzlement of public funds in Salvador]. Aratu On (in Brazilian Portuguese). May 26, 2026. Retrieved June 23, 2026.
- 1 2 Feito, Dilton e (February 22, 2023). "Léo Kret confirma candidatura em 2024 e estuda saída do PDT: "Partidos estão me prejudicando na quantidade de votos"" [Léo Kret confirms candidacy for 2024 and considers leaving the PDT: "Parties are hurting me in terms of the number of votes"]. Acorda Cidade - Portal de notícias de Feira de Santana (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved June 23, 2026.
- ↑ "Leo Kret se forma em administração por faculdade baiana". iBahia (in Brazilian Portuguese). September 12, 2023. Retrieved June 23, 2026.
- ↑ "Ex-vereadora Léo Kret se filia ao PDT e deve se lançar a deputada federal". Bahia.Ba (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on August 7, 2023. Retrieved June 23, 2026.
- ↑ "Leo Kret ganha cargo na Prefeitura de Salvador". Aratu On (in Brazilian Portuguese). November 11, 2022. Retrieved June 23, 2026.
- ↑ Sales, Edvaldo (May 26, 2026). "Ex-vereadora e amiga de Anitta: quem é Léo Kret, alvo de operação do MP-BA" [Former city councilwoman and friend of Anitta: who is Léo Kret, the target of an operation by the Public Prosecutor's Office of Bahia]. A Tarde (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved June 23, 2026.
- ↑ "Após operação do MP da Bahia, prefeitura exonera Léo Kret e servidora investigada por desvio de verbas" [Following an operation by the Public Prosecutor's Office of Bahia, the city hall dismisses Léo Kret and a civil servant under investigation for embezzlement]. Metro 1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). May 26, 2026. Retrieved June 23, 2026.
