Veneziano Vital do Rêgo Segundo Neto (born 17 July 1970) is a lawyer and a federal senator of

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representing the state of

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. Since February 2021, he has served as the first

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of the Federal Senate. Vital do Rêgo is a member of the Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB).

Personal life

Veneziano Vital do Rêgo is the son of former federal deputy and . He is also the brother of federal deputy

Vital do Rêgo Filho Vital do Rêgo Filho (born 21 September 1963) is a Brazilian politician and doctor. He represented Paraíba in the Brazilian Senate, Federal Senate from 2011 to 2014. Previously, he was a Deputy from Paraíba from 2007 to 2011. He was a member ...

Political career

Vital do Rêgo started his political career in 1996. He served two consecutive terms as a

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Campina Grande Campina Grande is the second most populous Brazilian city in the State of Paraíba after João Pessoa, Paraíba, João Pessoa, the capital. It is considered to be the most important city of the Northeastern Brazilian subregion called ''agreste''. ...

. In 2004, he was elected mayor of the city. In 2008, Vital do Rêgo was reelected for another term. 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.

, Vital do Rêgo was elected federal deputy. He received the second most votes in his state. In 2016, Vital do Rêgo lost in the election for mayor of Campina Grande. In 2018, Vital do Rêgo was elected senator in Paraíba. In April, he joined the Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB). In February 2021, Vital do Rêgo was elected

of the Federal Senate. 40 votes were cast for him while 33 votes were cast for Senator Lucas Barreto ( PSD). Vital do Rêgo voted for the

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. Vital do Rêgo was a candidate for governor of Paraíba in the 2022 elections. In December 2022, Vital do Rêgo was unanimously elected vice-president of the Tribunal de Contas da União (Federal Court of Audits) and magistrate of the Court of Auditors.

References

{{Reflist Living people 1970 births Brazilian Democratic Movement politicians Members of the Federal Senate (Brazil) Members of the Legislative Assembly of Paraíba Brazilian municipal councillors 20th-century Brazilian politicians 21st-century Brazilian politicians People from Campina Grande Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Brazil) from Paraíba