Antônio Augusto Junho Anastasia (Belo Horizonte

Belo Horizonte

Belo Horizonte is the capital of and largest city in the state of Minas Gerais, located in the southeastern region of Brazil. It is the third largest metropolitan area in the country...

, May 9 1961) is a Brazilian lawyer and politician, the current governor of the state of Minas Gerais

Minas Gerais

Minas Gerais is one of the 26 states of Brazil, of which it is the second most populous, the third richest, and the fourth largest in area. Minas Gerais is the Brazilian state with the largest number of Presidents of Brazil, the current one, Dilma Rousseff, being one of them. The capital is the...

. Elected vice-governor of Aécio Neves

Aécio Neves

Aécio Neves da Cunha is a Brazilian economist and politician; he was the Governor of Minas Gerais from 2003 to 2010 and is currently a member of the Brazilian Federal Senate. Born in Belo Horizonte, on March 10, 1960, he is the youngest governor in the state's history...

 in 2006, Anastasia became governor when Neves resigned to run for the Senate in March 2010. In the Brazilian general election, 2010

Brazilian general election, 2010

The first round of the Brazilian general election of 2010 was held on Sunday, October 3, 2010. The Presidency of the Republic, all 513 Chamber of Deputies seats and 54 out of 81 Federal Senate seats were contested in this election, along with governorships and state legislatures of all 26 states...

 on October 3, Anastasia was elected on the PSDB ticket for a full 4-year term as governor, beginning on January 1, 2011.