Antonio Denarium

{{Short description|Brazilian politician}}

{{Expand Portuguese|topic=bio|Antonio Denarium|date=May 2019}}

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Antonio Denarium

|image = Antonio Denarium.jpg

|office = 10th Governor of Roraima

|term_start = 1 January 2019

|term_end =

|vicegovernor = Frutuoso Lins (2019-2022)
Edilson Damião (2023-present)

|predecessor = Suely Campos

|successor =

|birth_name = Antonio Oliverio Garcia de Almeida

|birth_date = {{Birthdate and age|1964|3|3|df=y}}

|birth_place = Anápolis, Goiás

|spouse = Simone Denarium

|party = PPS {{small|(2010-2018)}}
PSL {{small|(2018-2020)}}
PP {{small|(2021-Present)}}

|children = 3

}}

Antonio Oliverio García de Almeida (born 3 March 1964){{cite web |title=Antônio Denarium |url=https://especiais.gazetadopovo.com.br/eleicoes/2018/candidatos/rr/governador/antonio-denarium/ |website=Gazeta do Povo |date=28 October 2018 |accessdate=9 May 2019}} is a Brazilian politician. He is the governor of the state of Roraima and member of the Progressive Party.{{cite news |last1=Daniels |first1=Joe Parkin |last2=Phillips |first2=Dom |title=Exiled Venezuelans yearn for home, but fear a long wait for change |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/27/exiled-venezuelans-yearn-for-home-but-fear-a-long-wait-for-change |accessdate=9 May 2019 |newspaper=The Guardian |date=January 27, 2019}} A nationalist who opposes immigration, Denarium has advocated for closing Brazil's border with Venezuela in response to the Venezuelan refugee crisis. The inflow of migrants means that Roraima has a disproportionately higher Venezuelan Brazilian population compared to the rest of Brazil.{{Cite web|date=2018-12-09|title=Venezuela's Health Tragedy and Brazil's Response|url=https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/12/09/venezuelas-health-tragedy-and-brazils-response|access-date=2021-03-30|website=Human Rights Watch|language=en}}

Denarium divested himself from PSL on 28 June 2020.{{Cite web|date=2020-05-28|title=Apoiador de Bolsonaro, Governador de RR se desfilia do PSL|url=https://g1.globo.com/rr/roraima/noticia/2020/05/28/apoiador-de-bolsonaro-governador-de-rr-se-desfilia-do-psl.ghtml|access-date=2021-03-28|website=G1|language=pt}} On August 14, 2023, Denarium was revoked by the Brazilian Election Justice of Roraima for irregular distribution of food baskets during the 2022 elections.{{Cite web|date=2023-08-14|title=Governador de Roraima é cassado pela Justiça Eleitoral|url=https://www.dw.com/pt-br/governador-de-roraima-%C3%A9-cassado-pela-justi%C3%A7a-eleitoral/a-66530521|access-date=2023-08-14|website=Deutsche Welle Brazil|language=pt|trans-title=Governor of Roraima is impeached by the Electoral Justice}}{{Cite web|date=2023-08-14|title=Governador de Roraima tem mandato cassado pelo TRE por distribuição de cestas básicas no período eleitoral|url=https://g1.globo.com/rr/roraima/noticia/2023/08/14/tre-cassa-mandato-de-governador-de-roraima-por-distribuicao-de-cestas-basicas-no-periodo-eleitoral.ghtml|access-date=2023-08-14|website=G1 Roraima|language=pt|last1=Ramalho|first1=Yara|last2=Lima|first2=Rayane|trans-title=Governor of Roraima has mandate revoked by TRE for distribution of basic food baskets in the electoral period"}}