Miguel Inácio Dino

  

Miguel Inácio Dino
Dino's official portrait, 2023.
Prime Minister of Brazil
Incumbent
Assumed office September 28, 2023
Monarch	Afonso II
Preceded by	Rodrigo Leitão
Leader of the Opposition
In office December 31, 2019 – September 28, 2023
Preceded by	Manuel Santos Silva
Succeeded by	Rodrigo Leitão (interim)
Member of the Chamber of Deputies from Guanabara
Incumbent
Assumed office September 14, 2009
Preceded by	Luís de Rondon
Personal details
Born	(1957-05-14) May 14, 1957 Rio de Janeiro, Guanabara, Brazil
Political party	Progressive Party
Spouse(s)	Augusta Temer (m. 1978; d. 1988) Olivia Aleixo
Children	7
Alma mater	Imperial University of Rio de Janeiro Mulholland University

Miguel Inácio Dino (born May 14, 1957) is a Brazilian politician and former army officer who is currently serving as the Prime Minister of Brazil since 2023. A member of the Progressive Party, Dino concurrently serves as a member of the Chamber of Deputies from the state of Guanabara. He formerly served as Leader of the Opposition from 2019 to 2023.

Born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Dino enlisted in the Brazilian Army at the age of eighteen. He served during the Colombia War, where he provided assistance to National Front forces as a military advisor. He retired from active service in 2009 with the rank of colonel. A longtime member of the Progressive Party, he was elected to the Chamber of Deputies in a by-election, replacing Labor Front Luís de Rondon. As a member of the Chamber of Deputies, Dino is categorized as a social conservative and anti-socialist. He opposed the legalization of same-sex marriage in Brazil in 2017 and was a leader in the successful effort to prevent abortion from being fully-legalized in the 2019 Brazilian constitutional referendum, which he gained national attention for.

In 2019, following that year's general election, Dino was elected leader of the Progressive Party and became the Leader of the Opposition. As the chief opposition leader, Dino shifted the Progressive Party platform to social conservatism and outwards antagonism of the United People's Committees. Dino named the UPC the greatest threat to Brazilian national security, and pledged his party's support for a greater military prescence at the border.

In 2023, Dino led the Progressive Party in securing a plurality of seats in the Chamber of Deputies, winning on a platform of conservatism, anti-socialist sentiments, and pro-NTO stances. As no party or coalition secured a majority, Dino was invited by Afonso II to form a government, replacing Rodrigo Leitão as prime minister.

Dino identifies as a social conservative, anti-socialist, and economic liberal. On social policies, Dino is opposed to same-sex marriage and abortion. A self-identified devout Avignon Catholic, Dino has spoken in against the Catholic Church in Rome. On economic policies, Dino is an economic liberal. While a supporter of the Brazilian single-payer healthcare system, he has spoken out against various welfare programs. On foreign policy, Dino fully supports Brazil's alignment with the Northern Treaty Organization and has spoken out against perceived Continental and Andean aggression.