Beto Richa

Beto Richa
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 February 2023
ConstituencyParaná
56th Governor of Paraná
In office
1 January 2011 – 6 April 2018
Vice GovernorFlávio Arns
Cida Borghetti
Preceded byOrlando Pessuti
Succeeded byCida Borghetti
Mayor of Curitiba
In office
1 January 2005 – 30 March 2010
Vice MayorLuciano Ducci
Preceded byCássio Taniguchi
Succeeded byLuciano Ducci
Vice Mayor of Curitiba
In office
1 January 2001 – 1 January 2005
MayorCássio Taniguchi
Preceded byAlgaci Tulio
Succeeded byLuciano Ducci
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Paraná
In office
1 February 1995 – 1 January 2001
ConstituencyAt-large
Personal details
Born (1965-07-29) July 29, 1965 (age 59)
Londrina, Paraná, Brazil
Political partyPSDB (2002–present; 1992–94)
Other political
affiliations
  • PTB (1994–2000)
  • PFL (2000–02)
Alma materPontifical Catholic University of Paraná (LL.B)
OccupationCivil engineer

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]

References

  1. ^ "Governador" (in Portuguese). Paraná Governo do Estado. Archived from the original on 2013-05-11. Retrieved 2011-08-29.
  2. ^ Tortato, Mari (18 December 2003). "Tucano José Richa morre aos 69". Folha de S.Paulo. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  3. ^ Diego Ribeiro and Thais Kaniak (2018-09-11). "Ex-governador do Paraná, Beto Richa é preso" [Former Paraná governor, Beto Richa is arrested] (in Portuguese). G1. Retrieved 2018-09-11.
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