Regina Sousa
Regina Sousa (born July 4, 1950) is a Brazilian politician and has been serving as Vice Governor of Piauí since 1 January 2019. She previously represented Piauí in the Federal Senate from 2015 until her resignation on 14 December 2018 . Previously, she was secretary of state of Piauí from 2003 to 2011. She is a member of the Workers' Party.[1]
Regina Sousa | |
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| 20th Vice Governor of Piauí | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2019 | |
| Governor | Wellington Dias |
| Preceded by | Margarete Coelho |
| Senator from Piauí | |
| In office January 1, 2015 – December 14, 2018 | |
| Secretary of State of Piauí | |
| In office January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2011 | |
| Governor | Wellington Dias |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 4, 1950 União, Piauí |
| Political party | Workers' Party |
| Alma mater | Federal University of Piauí |
| Profession | Banker |
Biography
Sousa is a former employee of the Bank of Brazil and served as the secretary of State of Piauí in the first two governments of Wellington Dias. She has presided over the Bankers' Union and the Single Central Workers’ Union (CUT) in Piauí. In the 2010 state elections in Piauí, she was elected the first alternate senator. She is currently president of the PT in Piauí and on January 1, 2015, assumed the term of senator with the election of Wellington Dias as governor of Piauí. In November 2015, she voted against the arrest of Delcídio Amaral. In October 2017, she voted against maintaining the mandate of Senator Aécio Neves, showing himself favorable to the decision of the First Panel of the Supreme Federal Court in the case where he is accused of corruption and obstruction of justice for requesting two million reais from businessman Joesley Batista. During her term in the Federal Senate, she chaired the Commission on Human Rights and Participatory Legislation (HRC). In the 2018 elections, she was elected vice-governor of Piauí on the Wellington Dias ticket. On December 14, 2018, she resigned as a senator and took on the coalition's second deputy, Zé Santana (MDB)