Rodrigo Pacheco (politician)

His Excellency
Rodrigo Pacheco
His Excellency Rodrigo Pacheco
	Pacheco in 2019
President of the Federal Senate
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 1 February 2021
Preceded by	Davi Alcolumbre
Senator for Minas Gerais
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 1 February 2019
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
	In office; 1 February 2015 – 1 February 2019
Constituency	Minas Gerais
Personal details
Born	Rodrigo Otavio Soares Pacheco; 3 November 1976 (age 48); Porto Velho, Rondônia, Brazil
Political party	PSD (2021–present)
Other political; affiliations	MDB (2010–2018); DEM (2018–2021);
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Rodrigo Otavio Soares Pacheco (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʁoˈdɾigu oˈtaviu soaɾis, ˈswa-, -ɾiʃ, paˈʃɛku]; born 3 November 1976) is a Brazilian politician and lawyer, serving as the President of the Federal Senate and of the National Congress of Brazil. He has served as the Senator for Minas Gerais since 2019. ^[1]^[2]

Pacheco, a member of the Social Democratic Party, previously served in the Chamber of Deputies from 2015 to 2019.^[3]

Personal life

Pacheco was born to Helio Cota Pacheco and Marta Maria Soares in Porto Velho, Rondônia, but moved to his parents' city of origin Passos, Minas Gerais.^[3]^[4] Prior to becoming a politician Pacheco worked as a lawyer,^[5] with emphasis of criminal justice prosecution.^[6]

Political career

Pacheco voted in favor of the impeachment motion of then-president Dilma Rousseff,^[7] and he would abstain in a vote for a similar corruption investigation into Rousseff's successor Michel Temer.^[8] He voted in favor of the 2017 Brazilian labor reforms.^[9] On 22 October 2021, Pacheco announced affiliation to PSD as presidential pre-candidate to 2022 Brazilian general election.^[10]

Pacheco authored Bill 5516/2019, which eventually saw the creation of the Sociedade Anônima do Futebol public limited company model for Brazilian football clubs. The bill was based on a study by the lawyers Rodrigo Monteiro de Castro and José Francisco Manssur that analyzed the Brazilian football business structure and compared it to foreign models.^[11]

References

^ Services (ICS), International Consulting; Services (ICS), International Consulting. "Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff fails to win Senate seat ICSLATAM.COM". icslatam.com. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
^ "Rodrigo Pacheco - MG" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 22 September 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
^ ^a ^b "RODRIGO PACHECO – Biografia". Câmara dos Deputados do Brasil (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 29 November 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
^ Rondônia, Tudo (4 March 2021). "Assembleia legislativa concede medalha ao senador Rodrigo Pacheco". Tudo Rondônia - Independente! (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 20 August 2024.
^ "Rodrigo Pacheco 250 (DEM) Senador - Minas Gerais - Eleições 2018" (in Portuguese). Gazeta do Povo. Archived from the original on 17 June 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
^ "Saiba mais sobre Rodrigo Pacheco senador eleito por Minas" (in Portuguese). 7 October 2018. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
^ "Reforma trabalhista: como votaram os deputados" (in Portuguese). Carta Capital. 27 April 2017. Archived from the original on 9 April 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
^ "Veja como deputados votaram no impeachment de Dilma, na PEC 241, na reforma trabalhista e na denúncia contra Temer" [See how deputies voted in the impeachment of Dilma, in PEC 241, in the labor reform and in the denunciation against Temer] (in Portuguese). G1 Globo. 2 August 2017. Archived from the original on 8 December 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
^ "Como votou cada deputado sobre a denúncia contra Temer" (in Portuguese). Carta Capital. 4 August 2017. Archived from the original on 9 April 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
^ "Pacheco confirma que se filiará ao PSD" (in Portuguese). 22 October 2021. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
^ Rodrigo Capelo (2 September 2022). "O que é SAF? Entenda formato que mudou o futebol brasileiro" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. Archived from the original on 9 May 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.

Political offices
Preceded by Davi Alcolumbre	President of the Federal Senate 2021–present	Incumbent
Lines of succession
Preceded by Geraldo Alckmin as Vice President of Brazil	Brazilian presidential line of succession 2nd in line as President of the Federal Senate	Followed by Luís Roberto Barroso as President of the Supreme Federal Court
Order of precedence
Preceded by Foreign ambassadors	Brazilian order of precedence 5th in order as President of the National Congress	Followed by Arthur Lira as President of the Chamber of Deputies

[1] Services (ICS), International Consulting; Services (ICS), International Consulting. "Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff fails to win Senate seat ICSLATAM.COM". icslatam.com. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2019.

[2] "Rodrigo Pacheco - MG" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 22 September 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2019.

[bio-3] "RODRIGO PACHECO – Biografia". Câmara dos Deputados do Brasil (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 29 November 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2019.

[4] Rondônia, Tudo (4 March 2021). "Assembleia legislativa concede medalha ao senador Rodrigo Pacheco". Tudo Rondônia - Independente! (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 20 August 2024.

[5] "Rodrigo Pacheco 250 (DEM) Senador - Minas Gerais - Eleições 2018" (in Portuguese). Gazeta do Povo. Archived from the original on 17 June 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2019.

[6] "Saiba mais sobre Rodrigo Pacheco senador eleito por Minas" (in Portuguese). 7 October 2018. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2019.

[7] "Reforma trabalhista: como votaram os deputados" (in Portuguese). Carta Capital. 27 April 2017. Archived from the original on 9 April 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2017.

[8] "Veja como deputados votaram no impeachment de Dilma, na PEC 241, na reforma trabalhista e na denúncia contra Temer" [See how deputies voted in the impeachment of Dilma, in PEC 241, in the labor reform and in the denunciation against Temer] (in Portuguese). G1 Globo. 2 August 2017. Archived from the original on 8 December 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2019.

[9] "Como votou cada deputado sobre a denúncia contra Temer" (in Portuguese). Carta Capital. 4 August 2017. Archived from the original on 9 April 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2017.

[10] "Pacheco confirma que se filiará ao PSD" (in Portuguese). 22 October 2021. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2021.

[ge-11] Rodrigo Capelo (2 September 2022). "O que é SAF? Entenda formato que mudou o futebol brasileiro" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. Archived from the original on 9 May 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.

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