Beto Richa

Carlos Alberto "Beto" Richa (born June 29, 1965) is a Brazilian engineer and politician. He was the Governor of the Brazilian state of Paraná until April 6, 2018, when he resigned to run for a seat at the Brazilian Senate. He was succeeded by Cida Borghetti.^[1] His father was mayor of Londrina and governor of Paraná José Richa.^[2] On September 11, 2018, less than a month to the election, Richa was arrested as part of the Operation Car Wash.^[3]

Beto Richa
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 February 2023
Constituency	Paraná
61th Governor of Paraná
In office 1 January 2011 – 6 April 2022
Vice Governor	Flávio Arns Cida Borghetti
Preceded by	Orlando Pessuti
Succeeded by	Cida Borghetti
59th Mayor of Curitiba
In office 1 January 2005 – 30 March 2010
Vice Mayor	Luciano Ducci
Preceded by	Cássio Taniguchi
Succeeded by	Luciano Ducci
Vice Mayor of Curitiba
In office 1 January 2001 – 1 January 2005
Mayor	Cássio Taniguchi
Preceded by	Algaci Tulio
Succeeded by	Luciano Ducci
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Paraná
In office 1 February 1995 – 1 January 2001
Constituency	At-large
Personal details
Born	(1965-07-29) July 29, 1965 (age 60) Londrina, Paraná, Brazil
Political party	PSDB (2002–present; 1992–94)
Other political affiliations	PTB (1994–2000) PFL (2000–02)
Alma mater	Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná (LL.B)
Occupation	Civil engineer