Departures of note

Alexandre Vieira was a Brazilian politician who served as mayor of the municipality of Mormaço, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. He was elected to the office in 2024 running for the Progressistas party, taking leadership of the small rural municipality in southern Brazil.

Before assuming the mayoralty, Vieira worked as a municipal public servant in the city's finance department (Secretaria da Fazenda), building a career in local public administration.

Vieira died at age 59 on the night of September 4, 2026, while hospitalized at the Hospital São Vicente de Paulo in Passo Fundo. He had been admitted for treatment of a bacterial infection that spread and developed into sepsis. His funeral was held in the rural community of Água Branca in Mormaço.