Ottomar de Sousa Pinto (January 19, 1931 – December 11, 2007) was a Brazilian politician, who was

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of the state of

Roraima Roraima ( ) is one of the 26 states of Brazil. Located in the country's North Region, it is the northernmost and most geographically and logistically isolated state in Brazil. It is bordered by the state of Pará to the southeast, Amazonas t ...

from November 2004 until his death in December 2007. He was a member of the

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Education and aeronautics work

He was born in

Petrolina Petrolina is a municipality located in the southernmost point of the state of Pernambuco, in Northeast Brazil, in the valley of the São Francisco River. The population was 354,317 in 2020, and the total area is km2, making it the largest ...

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. He was a

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in the

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. He studied in Petrolina and

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before entering the aeronautic school at Campos dos Afonsos in

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. He completed the course for a

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in 1973 and became a

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. During his military career, he realized six superior level courses, in

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, and

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. He completed two master's courses in the

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, and took courses for an

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from the

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(UFRJ), and law at the Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV), also in Rio. Pinto undertook activities related to the construction, reform, and enlargement of some of the most important airports in Brazil. He led the Comissão de Aeroportos da Região Amazônica (Comara). He died in

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Politics

In 1979 he was appointed as governor of the then-federal territory of

, which he served until 1983. This term was marked principally with involvement in encouraging settlement and socio-economic development, with an aim towards transforming the territory into a state. In 1985 he ran unsuccessfully for mayor of Boa Vista, before becoming a federal

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from 1986 to 1990, jointly with his wife, Marluce Pinto. When Roraima did become a state, he became its first elected governor in 1991, serving until 1995. Afterwards, he served as mayor of Boa Vista from 1996 to 2000. He entered the gubernatorial election in 2002, which he led in the first round, but lost to Flamarion Portela in the second round. In November 2004, however, the Supreme Electoral Court relieved Portela of his duties amid corruption scandals, and made Pinto governor. He won a bid for reelection in 2006, where he received 62.40% of valid votes, or 116,542, over Romero Jucá (PMDB) with 30,64%. His widow, Marluce Pinto, is a member of the

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. Two of his daughters are also politicians, Otília Pinto is mayor of

Rorainópolis Rorainópolis () is a municipality located in the southernmost point of the state of Roraima in Brazil. Its population is 32,647 (as of 2022) and its area is 33,594 km2. The municipality is crossed by the equator. History In the 1970s, the ...

and Marília Pinto is a state deputy.

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Official page at government of Roraima
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Education and aeronautics work

Politics

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