About
Objectives
I am a former military officer who transitioned to become an independent journalist. I believe that the Cardano blockchain will play a crucial role in combating the centralization of global governance through social control. "It’s not that they can’t see the solution. They can’t see the problem." Gilbert K Chesterton
Motivations
I want to help build an innovative governance system that effectively manages the trade-off among security, scalability, and decentralization in blockchain technology.
Qualifications
Experienced Government, Media, Communications, Public Relations, and Public Information Specialist with 15 years in senior management, culminating as a Colonel in the Brazilian Army, possessing a global perspective on geopolitics.
Governance record
Participation45%Voted on 66 of 148 concluded actions
Votes with rationale3%2 of 66 votes with rationale
Voting pattern
66votes
- Yes57 (86%)
- No7 (11%)
- Abstain2 (3%)
No vote changes
Recognition (9)
Lone Voice
Hard Fork Voter
Veteran
Activity
YesBifrost: Unlocking Bitcoin DeFi on Cardano — Road to Mainnet (Phase 1 of 2)Decided epoch 647No rationale publishedExpired25d ago
YesScalus 2026: Maintenance, Dijkstra Readiness, Interoperability & Application RuntimeDecided epoch 647No rationale publishedExpired25d ago
YesHard Fork to Protocol Version 11 ('van Rossem' Hard Fork)Decided epoch 644No rationale publishedEnacted1mo ago
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YesReimburse Ikigai Info Governance Action Deposit.Decided epoch 643No rationale publishedExpired1mo ago
Yes5am.earth Trust Layer Targeting Vision 2030 KPIsDecided epoch 640No rationale publishedEnacted2mo ago
YesThe first node in the browser; a Cardano USPDecided epoch 636No rationale publishedExpired2mo ago
YesCardano Vision 2026: Human Centred, Scalable, Post Quantum Secure - IO ResearchDecided epoch 637No rationale publishedEnacted2mo ago
YesIO & Midgard Labs: L2 Scalability InitiativeDecided epoch 633No rationale publishedExpired3mo ago
AbstainBlockfrost: Maintenance and Next Generation IndexingDecided epoch 633No rationale publishedExpired3mo ago
YesIO & VacuumLabs: Enhancing Plutus - Performance, Correctness, and UsabilityDecided epoch 634No rationale publishedEnacted3mo ago
YesIO: Cardano High Assurance Technical CollaborationDecided epoch 634No rationale publishedEnacted3mo ago
YesIO & Ensurable Systems: Cardano Maintenance InitiativeDecided epoch 634No rationale publishedEnacted3mo ago
YesApprove Cardano Foundation as New Managing Entity of Project CatalystDecided epoch 626No rationale publishedClosed4mo ago
YesCardano Budget Process Framework (facilitated by Intersect)Decided epoch 623No rationale publishedClosed4mo ago
YesName Protocol Version 11 hard fork - van RossemDecided epoch 613No rationale publishedClosed6mo ago
YesIncrease Transaction and Block Memory Units (Part 1 of 2)Decided epoch 614No rationale publishedEnacted6mo ago
YesWithdraw ₳70,000,000 for Cardano Critical Integrations BudgetDecided epoch 606No rationale publishedEnacted7mo ago
YesWithdraw ₳1,150,000 for GovTool 12 months active maintenance and developmentDecided epoch 591No rationale publishedExpired10mo ago
YesBudget: ₳5M Loan for Cardano's Global Listing Expansion - Powered by SnekDecided epoch 587No rationale publishedClosed11mo ago
YesCARDANO BLOCKCHAIN ECOSYSTEM CONSTITUTION v2.0Decided epoch 581No rationale publishedExpired0y ago
NoCardano Global Listing Expansion - Powered by SnekDecided epoch 580No rationale publishedExpired0y ago
NoWithdraw ₳5M for Cardano's Global Listing Expansion - Powered by SnekDecided epoch 580No rationale publishedExpired0y ago
YesWithdraw ₳220,914 for Dolos: Sustaining a Lightweight Cardano Data NodeDecided epoch 576No rationale publishedEnacted1y ago
YesWithdraw ₳266,667 for Cexplorer.io -- Developer-Focused Blockchain Explorer...Decided epoch 576revotedHistoryNo rationale publishedEnacted1y ago
Earlier votes
Yes1y agoSuperseded
YesWithdraw ₳700,000 for ZK Bridge administered by IntersectDecided epoch 576No rationale publishedEnacted1y ago
YesWithdraw ₳5,885,000 for OSC Budget Proposal - Paid Open Source Model...Decided epoch 576No rationale publishedEnacted1y ago
YesWithdraw ₳243,478 for MLabs Core Tool Maintenance & Enhancement: PlutarchDecided epoch 576No rationale publishedEnacted1y ago
YesWithdraw ₳300,000 for Ledger App Rewrite administered by IntersectDecided epoch 576No rationale publishedEnacted1y ago
YesWithdraw ₳600,000 for Complete Web3 developer stack to make Cardano the smart...Decided epoch 576No rationale publishedEnacted1y ago
YesWithdraw ₳578,571 for Gerolamo - Cardano node in typescriptDecided epoch 576No rationale publishedEnacted1y ago
YesWithdraw ₳1,161,000 for zkFold ZK Rollup administered by IntersectDecided epoch 576No rationale publishedEnacted1y ago
YesWithdraw ₳220,914 for UTxO RPC: Sustaining Cardano Blockchain IntegrationDecided epoch 576No rationale publishedEnacted1y ago
YesWithdraw ₳130,903 for Lucid Evolution Maintenance administered by IntersectDecided epoch 576No rationale publishedEnacted1y ago
YesWithdraw ₳1,300,000 for Blockfrost Platform community budget proposalDecided epoch 576revotedHistoryNo rationale publishedEnacted1y ago
Earlier votes
Yes1y agoSuperseded
YesWithdraw ₳220,914 for Pallas: Sustaining Critical Rust Tooling for CardanoDecided epoch 576No rationale publishedEnacted1y ago
YesWithdraw ₳424,800 for Hardware Wallets Maintenance administered by IntersectDecided epoch 576No rationale publishedEnacted1y ago
YesWithdraw ₳2,162,096 for Midgard - Optimistic Rollups administered by IntersectDecided epoch 575No rationale publishedEnacted1y ago
YesWithdraw ₳45,217 for MLabs Core Tool Maintenance & Enhancement: Cardano.nixDecided epoch 576No rationale publishedEnacted1y ago
YesWithdraw ₳96,817,080 for 2025 Input Output Engineering Core Development ProposalDecided epoch 575No rationale publishedEnacted1y ago
YesCardano GovTool Budget - 12 months full active maintenance and developmentDecided epoch 574No rationale publishedClosed1y ago
Yes2025 Cardano Blockchain Ecosystem Budget - 7.5M ₳ for community buildersDecided epoch 563No rationale publishedClosed1y ago
NoSet a 300 million ADA Net Change Limit for Epochs 563–635Decided epoch 563No rationale publishedClosed1y ago
YesCardano Blockchain Ecosystem Budget - 275M ada Administered by IntersectDecided epoch 564No rationale publishedClosed1y ago
YesCardano Blockchain Ecosystem Budget: Amaru Node Development 2025Decided epoch 563No rationale publishedClosed1y ago
YesCardano Treasury DeFi Liquidity BudgetDecided epoch 563View rationaleClosed1y ago
It is a coherent and advantageous proposal in all aspects that I have seen.
It serves as a driver for the DeFi environment at a crucial moment for Cardano, with monetary responsibility, ensuring a significant return for the Treasury.
We missed the timing in the last halving due to the reduced number of smart contracts. We cannot miss the current window of opportunity due to lack of liquidity, having great native stablecoins.
YesSet 2025 Net Change Limit of 300M ADA, 2026 Net Change Limit of 250M ADADecided epoch 553No rationale publishedClosed1y ago
YesDefining the Cardano Vision and Roadmap for 2025 and beyondDecided epoch 549View rationaleClosed1y ago
As someone who is not very technical it seemed acceptable to me, especially at the stage we are in.
I trust the team that developed the proposal and I believe we are on the right and virtuous path.
Gerson Gomes
YesCardano Constitution to Replace the Interim ConstitutionDecided epoch 542No rationale publishedEnacted1y ago
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