Jorge Viana

Brazilian engineer and politician

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.^[1] After Renan Calheiros lost the presidency of the Senate, Viana is now the president of the Brazilian Senate.^[2]

He opposed the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff.^[3]

Viana is also a member of Washington D.C. based think tank, The Inter-American Dialogue.^[4]

See also

• List of mayors of Rio Branco, Acre

References

1. "Senador Jorge Viana". Federal Senate. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
2. "Ministro do STF afasta Renan Calheiros da presidência do Senado". 5 December 2016.
3. Gomez, Alan (10 August 2016). "Brazilian Senate approves impeachment trial for Dilma Rousseff". USA Today. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
4. "Inter-American Dialogue | Jorge Viana". www.thedialogue.org. Retrieved 19 April 2017.