Carlos Alberto "Beto" Richa (born June 29, 1965) is a Brazilian engineer and politician. He was the Governor of the Brazilian state of

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until April 6, 2018, when he resigned to run for a seat at the

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. He was succeeded by Cida Borghetti. His father was mayor of

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and governor of Paraná

José Richa José Richa (11 September 1934 – 17 December 2003) was a Brazilian politician who served as a senator of the state of Paraná (state), Paraná from 1987 to 1995, earlier having served as governor from 1983 to 1986. Prior to serving these positi ...

. On September 11, 2018, less than a month to the

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, Richa was arrested as part of the

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