In this Portuguese name, "Filho" is a generational suffix meaning "son", which is used for someone whose name is the same as their father, like "Jr." in English.
Romero Jucá
Senator from Roraima
In office
1 February 1995 – 1 February 2019
President of the Brazilian Democratic Movement
In office
5 April 2016 – 6 October 2019
Preceded byMichel Temer
Succeeded byBaleia Rossi
Minister of Planning, Budget and Management
In office
12 May 2016 – 23 May 2016
PresidentMichel Temer
Preceded byValdir Simão
Succeeded byDyogo Oliveira
Minister of Social Security
In office
22 March 2005 – 21 July 2005
PresidentLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Preceded byAmir Lando
Succeeded byNelson Machado
1st Governor of Roraima
In office
15 September 1988 – 31 December 1991
Preceded byRoberto Pinheiro Klein
Succeeded byOttomar Pinto
Personal details
Born (1954-11-30) 30 November 1954
Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
Political partyMDB (2003–present)
Other political
affiliations
  • MDB (1979–1980)
  • PMDB (1980–1990)
  • PDS (1990–1993)
  • PPR (1993–1995)
  • PSDB (1995–2002)
Spouses
  • Germana de Holanda Menezes (div.)
  • Teresa Surita (div.)
Rosilene Brito
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(m. 2015)​
Children4
ProfessionEconomist

Romero Jucá Filho (Brazilian Portuguese: [ʁõˈmɛɾu ʒuˈka]; born 30 November 1954) is a Brazilian politician and economist. He represented Roraima in the Federal Senate for 24 years, from 1995 to 2019.[1] Previously, he was governor of Roraima from 1988 to 1990.[2] He is a member of MDB.[3] On 5 April 2016, he became the president of the MDB, succeeding Michel Temer.[4]

Secret recording

On 23 May 2016, a secret recording emerged of minister Jucá, who is under investigation in the multibillion-dollar kickback scheme at state oil company Petrobras, discussing a purported pact to stall a huge corruption probe that has engulfed much of the nation.[5] The secret tape also revealed him plotting to topple President Rousseff.[6] After the newspaper O Globo, highly critical of Rousseff, posted an editorial urging the interim president to fire his right-hand man,[7] Temer accepted the temporary departure of his minister.[8][9]

References

  1. ↑ "'A vida continua e até fevereiro continuo senador', diz Jucá após derrota na eleição para o senado" (in Portuguese). O Globo. 8 October 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  2. ↑ Romero Jucá: Índio não vota. A barriga morreu!: o genocídio dos Yanomami. Luigi Eusebi, 1991, Edições Loyola, páginas 44-46.
  3. ↑ "Senador Romero Juca". Federal Senate. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  4. ↑ "Novo presidente do PMDB, Jucá rebate Renan e diz que pedir novas eleições é golpe - Zero Hora". zh.clicrbs.com.br. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  5. ↑ Brazil Interim Gov't Under Fire in Wake of Leaked Recording by ABC News (2016)
  6. ↑ Secret tape reveals plot to topple President Rousseff, The Guardian, (23 May 2016)
  7. ↑ New Political Earthquake in Brazil: Is It Now Time for Media Outlets to Call This a “Coup”?, Glenn Greenwald, The Intercept (23 May 2016)
  8. ↑ "Brazil leaked tape forces minister Romero Juca out". Ivan Watson, CNN (2016)
  9. ↑ "Brazil Interim Gov't Under Fire in Wake of Leaked Recording" Archived 1 June 2016 at the Wayback Machine. "THE ASSOCIATED PRESSMAN", The New York Times (2016)
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