Roberto Requião de Mello e Silva (born March 5, 1941) is a Brazilian politician and journalist. He has represented

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in the

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two times, between 1995 and 2002 and from 2011 to 2019. Previously, he was governor of Paraná from 2003 to 2010. He was a member of the

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from 1980 to 2022, when he decided to leave the party to join the

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in order to run in the

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. In April 2024, he left the Workers' Party in order to join the

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Living people 1941 births Members of the Federal Senate (Brazil) Brazilian Democratic Movement politicians Governors of Paraná (state) Mayors of Curitiba Workers' Party (Brazil) politicians {{Brazil-Senator-stub