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from 2005 to 2013, and state deputy from 2003 to 2004.

Personal life

Kleinübing was born to

Vilson Pedro Kleinübing Vilson Pedro Kleinübing (9 September 1944 - 23 October 1998) was a Brazilian politician who served as Governor of Santa Catarina from 1991 until 1994. Biography Early life Born in Montenegro, Rio Grande do Sul, his family later moved to Videir ...

, later

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, and Vera Maria Karam. He is married to Patrícia Loch Klenubing and is an alumnus of the Federal University of Santa Catarina. In addition to being a politician, Vicentinho Júnior previously was a business administrator and historian.

Political career

Kleinübing was mayor of

in 2004 with 75,783 votes and reelected in 2008 with 112,509 votes. He was mayor during the historic

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, being forced to declare a state of emergency in the municipality due to rising water levels. He was elected to the federal chamber of deputies in the

2014 Brazilian general election General elections were held in Brazil on 5 October 2014 to elect the president, the National Congress, and state governorships.

. Kleinübing voted in favor of the impeachment of then-president

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. He voted in favor of the 2017 Brazilian labor reform, and would vote in favor of opening of a corruption investigation into Rousseff's successor

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References

1972 births Living people People from Florianópolis Brazilian people of German descent Brazilian businesspeople Federal University of Santa Catarina alumni Democrats (Brazil) politicians Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Brazil) from Santa Catarina Members of the Legislative Assembly of Santa Catarina Mayors of places in Brazil {{Brazil-politician-stub