Ary da Silva Graça Filho (born 23 April 1943) is a Brazilian
former
volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...
player and the current president of the
Fédération Internationale de Volleyball
The International Volleyball Federation commonly known by the acronym FIVB (''Fédération Internationale de Volleyball''). Is the international sports governing body, governing body for all forms of volleyball. Its headquarters are located in ...
(FIVB).
He was a member of
Brazil's national team from 1963 to 1968. Before presidency of FIVB, Graça was President of the
Confederación Sudamericana de Voleibol (CSV) from 2003 to 2012 and
Brazilian Volleyball Confederation (CBV) from 1997 to 2012. During the 33rd FIVB world congress at
Anaheim, USA on September 21, 2012, Graça elected as the fourth FIVB president.
He is currently a member of the
IOC Marketing Commission.
Graça holds a Bachelor's degree in Law, and speaks Portuguese natively, as well as English, French, Spanish and Italian.
In 2021, the Rio de Janeiro police said they are investigating Graça for tax fraud, money laundering and identity fraud.
Head of volleyball body targeted by Brazilian fraud probe
- Mauricio Savarese, AP Sports, 20 May 2021 In 2022, the Second Criminal Court of the Court of Justice of the State of Rio de Janeiro unanimously cancelled the criminal action, as it "confirmed that the latest allegations were the same as previous allegations which were proven to be false, and from which Graça was exonerated by the Public Prosecutor of the State of Rio de Janeiro in 2019".
References
1943 births
Living people
Brazilian sports executives and administrators
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