Roberto Freire | |
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.jpg) Freire at the Senate Education, Culture and Sports Commission in April 2017 | |
| Cidadania National President | |
| In office 26 January 1992 – 9 September 2023 | |
| Succeeded by | Comte Bittencourt |
| Minister of Culture | |
| In office 23 November 2016 – 22 May 2017 | |
| President | Michel Temer |
| Preceded by | Marcelo Calero |
| Succeeded by | João Batista de Andrade (acting) |
| Member of theChamber of Deputies | |
| In office 20 March 2015 – 1 February 2019 | |
| Constituency | São Paulo |
| In office 1 February 2011 – 1 February 2015 | |
| Constituency | São Paulo |
| In office 1 February 2003 – 1 February 2007 | |
| Constituency | Pernambuco |
| In office 1 February 1979 – 1 February 1995 | |
| Constituency | Pernambuco |
| Senator forPernambuco | |
| In office 1 February 1995 – 1 February 2003 | |
| Member of theLegislative Assembly of Pernambuco | |
| In office 1 February 1975 – 1 February 1979 | |
| Constituency | At-large |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Roberto João Pereira Freire (1942-04-20)20 April 1942 (age 83) Recife,Pernambuco, Brazil |
| Political party | Independent (2023–present) |
| Other political affiliations | |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Roberto João Pereira Freire (born 20 April 1942) is a Brazilianlawyer andpolitician.
Freire was born inRecife. He is the president ofCidadania, former Federal Deputy,[1][2] and formerMinister of Culture appointed by presidentMichel Temer.[3] He resigned from the office on 18 May 2017[4]
Roberto Freire resigned as minister, due to his involvement with the crimes found in theOperation Car Wash.
The biggest implicated company,Odebrecht kept an entire department to coordinate the payment of bribe to politicians. In the Car Wash Operation, officers seized several electronic spreadsheets linking the payments to nicknames. Every corrupt politician received a nickname based on physical characteristics, public trajectory, personal infos, owned cars/boats, origin place or generic preferences. Roberto Freire's nickname was 'Curitiba', alusing thecity with same name.[5]
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by | Minister of Culture 2016–2017 | Succeeded by João Batista de Andrade (acting) |
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| New political party | Cidadania National President 1992–2023 | Succeeded by |
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