Beto Richa | |
Office: | Member of the Chamber of Deputies |
Term Start: | 1 February 2023 |
Constituency: | Paraná |
Office1: | 56th Governor of Paraná |
Term Start1: | 1 January 2011 |
Term End1: | 6 April 2018 |
Vicegovernor1: | Flávio Arns Cida Borghetti |
Predecessor1: | Orlando Pessuti |
Successor1: | Cida Borghetti |
Term Start2: | 1 January 2005 |
Term End2: | 30 March 2010 |
1Blankname2: | Vice Mayor |
1Namedata2: | Luciano Ducci |
Predecessor2: | Cássio Taniguchi |
Successor2: | Luciano Ducci |
Office3: | Vice Mayor of Curitiba |
Term Start3: | 1 January 2001 |
Term End3: | 1 January 2005 |
1Blankname3: | Mayor |
1Namedata3: | Cássio Taniguchi |
Predecessor3: | Algaci Tulio |
Successor3: | Luciano Ducci |
Term Start4: | 1 February 1995 |
Term End4: | 1 January 2001 |
Constituency4: | At-large |
Birth Date: | 29 July 1965 |
Birth Place: | Londrina, Paraná, Brazil |
Party: | PSDB (2002–present; 1992–94) |
Alma Mater: | Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná (LL.B) |
Carlos Alberto "Beto" Richa (born June 29, 1965) is a Brazilian engineer and politician. He was the Governor of the Brazilian state of Paraná until April 6, 2018, when he resigned to run for a seat at the Brazilian Senate. He was succeeded by Cida Borghetti.[1] His father was mayor of Londrina and governor of Paraná José Richa.[2] On September 11, 2018, less than a month to the election, Richa was arrested as part of the Operation Car Wash.[3]