Romero Jucá
| Romero Jucá | |
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| Senator from Roraima | |
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Assumed office February 1, 1995 | |
| President of the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party | |
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Assumed office April 5, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Michel Temer |
| Governor of Roraima | |
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In office September 15, 1988 – December 31, 1990 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
November 30, 1954 Recife, Brazil |
| Political party | PMDB |
| Profession | Economist |
Romero Jucá (Brazilian Portuguese: [ʁõˈmɛɾw ʒuˈka]; born November 30, 1954) is a Brazilian politician and economist. He has represented Roraima in the Federal Senate since 1995. Previously, he was governor of Roraima from 1988 to 1990.[1][2] He is a member of the PMDB.[3] On 5 April, 2016, he became the president of the PMDB, succeeding Michel Temer.[4]
Secret recording
On May 23, 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 accepts the temporary departure of his minister.[8][9]
References
- ↑ Romero Jucá: Índio não vota. A barriga morreu!: o genocídio dos Yanomami. Luigi Eusebi, 1991, Edições Loyola, páginas 44-46.
- ↑ "Cable: 05BRASILIA792_a". wikileaks.org. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
- ↑ "Senador Romero Juca". Federal Senate. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
- ↑ "Novo presidente do PMDB, Jucá rebate Renan e diz que pedir novas eleições é golpe - Zero Hora". zh.clicrbs.com.br. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
- ↑ Brazil Interim Gov't Under Fire in Wake of Leaked Recording by ABC news (2016)
- ↑ secret tape reveals plot to topple President Rousseff, The Guardian, (23 May 2016)
- ↑ New Political Earthquake in Brazil: Is It Now Time for Media Outlets to Call This a “Coup”?, Glenn Greenwald, The Intercept (23 May 2016)
- ↑ "Brazil leaked tape forces minister Romero Juca out". Ivan Watson, CNN (2016)
- ↑ "Brazil Interim Gov't Under Fire in Wake of Leaked Recording". "THE ASSOCIATED PRESSMAN", The New York Times (2016)
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