Jorge Viana

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]

Jorge Viana
President of ApexBrasil
Incumbent
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 (1959-09-20) 20 September 1959 (age 65) 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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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.

Political offices
Preceded by Jorge Kalume	Mayor of Rio Branco 1993–1997	Succeeded by Mauri Sérgio
Preceded by Orleir Cameli	Governor of Acre 1999–2007	Succeeded by Binho Marques
Business positions
Preceded by Augusto Pestana	President of ApexBrasil 2023–present	Incumbent