Jorge Viana
Jorge Viana | |
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| President of the Federal Senate of Brazil Acting | |
| In office 5 December 2016 – 1 February 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Renan Calheiros |
| Succeeded by | Eunício Oliveira |
| Senator from Acre | |
| Assumed office 1 February 2011 | |
| Governor of Acre | |
| In office 1 January 1999 – 1 January 2007 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 20, 1959 Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil |
| Political party | Workers' Party |
| Profession | Engineer |
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
References
- ^ "Senador Jorge Viana". Federal Senate. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
- ^ http://g1.globo.com/politica/noticia/ministro-do-stf-afasta-renan-da-presidencia-do-senado.ghtml
- ^ Gomez, Alan (August 10, 2016). "Brazilian Senate approves impeachment trial for Dilma Rousseff". USA Today. Retrieved August 14, 2016.
- ^ "Inter-American Dialogue | Jorge Viana". www.thedialogue.org. Retrieved 2017-04-19.
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