Jorge Viana
Jorge Viana | |
|---|---|
| President of ApexBrasil | |
| Assumed office 4 January 2023 | |
| President | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva |
| Preceded by | Augusto Pestana |
| Senator for Acre | |
| In office 1 February 2011 – 1 February 2019 | |
| Governor of Acre | |
| In office 1 January 1999 – 1 January 2007 | |
| Vice Governor | Édison Cadaxo Binho Marques |
| Preceded by | Orleir Cameli |
| Succeeded by | Binho Marques |
| Mayor of Rio Branco | |
| In office 1 January 1993 – 1 January 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Jorge Kalume |
| Succeeded by | Mauri Sérgio |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jorge Ney Viana Macedo Neves 20 September 1959 Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil |
| Political party | PT (1980–present) |
| Relatives | Tião Viana (brother) |
| Alma mater | University of Brasília (BS) |
| Profession | Forest engineer |
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Jorge Viana (born September 20, 1959) is a Brazilian engineer and politician. He has represented Acre in the Federal Senate since 2011. Previously, he was Governor of Acre from 1999 to 2007. He is a member of the Workers' Party. After Renan Calheiros lost the presidency of the Senate, Viana is now the president of the Brazilian Senate.
He opposed the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff.
Viana is also a member of Washington D.C.–based think tank, The Inter-American Dialogue.