Roberto Requião Explained

Roberto Requião
Office:Senator from Paraná
Term Start:February 1, 2011
Term End:January 31, 2019
Term Start2:February 1, 1995
Term End2:December 31, 2002
Office3:53th Governor of Paraná
Term Start3:January 1, 2007
Term End3:April 1, 2010
Predecessor3:Hermas Brandão
Successor3:Orlando Pessuti
Office4:53th Governor of Paraná
Term Start4:January 1, 2003
Term End4:September 5, 2006
Predecessor4:Jaime Lerner
Successor4:Hermas Brandão
Office5:50th Governor of Paraná
Term Start5:March 15, 1991
Term End5:March 31, 1994
Predecessor5:Alvaro Dias
Successor5:Mário Pereira
Office6:75th Mayor of Curitiba
Term Start6:January 1, 1986
Term End6:January 1, 1989
Predecessor6:Mauricio Fruet
Successor6:Jaime Lerner
Office7:State Deputy
Term Start7:March 15, 1983
Term End7:January 1, 1986
Constituency7:Paraná
Birth Date:5 March 1941
Birth Place:Curitiba, Paraná
Party:Mobiliza (2024–present)
Otherparty:PMDB (1980–2021)
PT (2022–2024)
Children:Requião Filho
Profession:Journalist

Roberto Requião de Mello e Silva (born March 5, 1941) is a Brazilian politician and journalist. He has represented Paraná in the Federal Senate two times, between 1995 and 2002 and from 2011 to 2019. Previously, he was governor of Paraná from 2003 to 2010. He was a member of the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party[1] from 1980 to 2022, when he decided to leave the party to join the Workers' Party in order to run in the 2022 Paraná gubernatorial election.[2] In April 2024, he left the Workers' Party in order to join the National Mobilization.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Senador Roberto Requião . . March 29, 2014.
  2. Web site: Na presença de Lula, Requião se filia ao PT para concorrer ao governo do Paraná . 2022-04-20 . Brasil de Fato . pt-BR.
  3. Web site: Dia . Freela Nosso . 2024-04-13 . Roberto Requião se filia ao Mobiliza e pode ser candidato a prefeito de Curitiba . 2024-04-15 . Portal Nosso Dia . pt-BR.