Luiz Fernando Pezão


































































Luiz Fernando Pezão
Luiz Fernando Pezão
62nd Governor of Rio de Janeiro

In office
4 April 2014 – 29 November 2018
Suspended since 29 November 2018[1]
Vice Governor Francisco Dornelles
Preceded by Sérgio Cabral
Succeeded by
Francisco Dornelles (acting)
Vice Governor of Rio de Janeiro

In office
1 January 2007 – 3 April 2014
Governor Sérgio Cabral
Preceded by Luiz Paulo Conde
Succeeded by Francisco Dornelles
6th Mayor of Piraí

In office
1 January 1997 – 1 January 2005
Preceded by Arthur Henrique Tutuca
Succeeded by Arthur Henrique Tutuca

Personal details
Born
(1958-03-29) 29 March 1958 (age 60)
Piraí, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Nationality Brazilian
Political party MDB
Spouse(s) Maria Lúcia Jardim

Luiz Fernando de Souza, commonly known as Luiz Fernando Pezão or even Pezão (English: Bigfoot[2]) (born 29 March 1958) is an entrepreneur, politician and the governor of the state of Rio de Janeiro. He was succeeded by acting Governor Francisco Dornelles from 28 March 2016 to 31 October 2016.


Pezão has a degree in Administration and became a politician in the 1980s, as councillor of Piraí. He then served two times as mayor of the town.


In 2006, Pezão was chosen by Sérgio Cabral, then candidate to the governorship of Rio de Janeiro, to be his running mate. They won the election and Pezão took office as Vice Governor and State Secretary of Public Works simultaneously.


He assumed the office of governor due to the resignation of Sérgio Cabral, that at the time had plans to run for the senate).


Pezão is a member of the Brazilian Democratic Movement, one of the most powerful political parties of the country.


He was reelected governor in the 2014 gubernatorial election, running against former governor Anthony Garotinho, and the senators Lindberg Farias and Marcelo Crivella.




Governor Luiz Fernando Pezão, from Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), attends a flag raising ceremony while he is in jail for corruption charges.


In 29 November 2018, after a request of the Prosecutor General of the Republic Raquel Dodge, accepted by the Justice of the Superior Court of Justice Felix Fischer, Pezão was arrested by the Federal Police in a new phase of Operation Car Wash, named Operation Werewolf (Operação Boca de Lobo).[1] Pezão is accused of proceeding with corruption schemes that began during the government of Sérgio Cabral. As his term ends in 31 December 2018, Vice Governor Francisco Dornelles took office as Acting Governor.



References




  1. ^ ab Lopes, Nathan; Quierati, Luciana; Lopes, Marcela (29 November 2018). "Governador do Rio de Janeiro, Luiz Fernando Pezão é preso" (in Portuguese). Uol. Retrieved 29 November 2018..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "New Governor Focuses on UPPs and Metro". The Rio Times. 22 April 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2016.



  • Profile of the Governor of Rio de Janeiro




















Political offices
Preceded by
Luiz Paulo Conde

Vice Governor of Rio de Janeiro
2007–2014
Succeeded by
Francisco Dornelles
Preceded by
Sérgio Cabral

Governor of Rio de Janeiro
2014–2018
Succeeded by
Francisco Dornelles (acting)














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