Jorge Viana
Appearance
Jorge Viana | |
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President of ApexBrasil | |
Assumed office 4 January 2023 | |
President | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva |
Preceded by | Augusto Pestana |
Senator for Acre | |
In office 1 February 2011 – 1 February 2019 | |
Governor of Acre | |
In office 1 January 1999 – 1 January 2007 | |
Vice Governor | Édison Cadaxo Binho Marques |
Preceded by | Orleir Cameli |
Succeeded by | Binho Marques |
Mayor of Rio Branco | |
In office 1 January 1993 – 1 January 1997 | |
Preceded by | Jorge Kalume |
Succeeded by | Mauri Sérgio |
Personal details | |
Born | Jorge Ney Viana Macedo Neves 20 September 1959 Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil |
Political party | PT (1980–present) |
Relatives | Tião Viana (brother) |
Alma mater | University of Brasília (BS) |
Profession | Forest engineer |
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Jorge Viana (born September 20, 1959) is a Brazilian engineer and politician. He has represented Acre in the Federal Senate since 2011. Previously, he was Governor of Acre from 1999 to 2007. He is a member of the Workers' Party.[1] After Renan Calheiros lost the presidency of the Senate, Viana is now the president of the Brazilian Senate.[2]
He opposed the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff.[3]
Viana is also a member of Washington D.C. based think tank, The Inter-American Dialogue.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Senador Jorge Viana". Federal Senate. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
- ^ "Ministro do STF afasta Renan Calheiros da presidência do Senado". 5 December 2016.
- ^ Gomez, Alan (10 August 2016). "Brazilian Senate approves impeachment trial for Dilma Rousseff". USA Today. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
- ^ "Inter-American Dialogue | Jorge Viana". www.thedialogue.org. Retrieved 19 April 2017.