Rodrigo Pacheco (politician)

His Excellency
Rodrigo Pacheco
His Excellency Rodrigo Pacheco
	Pacheco in 2019
President of the Federal Senate
	In office; 1 February 2021 – 1 February 2025
Preceded by	Davi Alcolumbre
Succeeded 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 2021–2025	Succeeded by Davi Alcolumbre

[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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