Roberto Requião

Roberto Requião de Mello e Silva (born March 5, 1941) is a Brazilian politician and journalist. He has represented Paraná in the Federal Senate two times, between 1995 and 2002 and from 2011 to 2019. Previously, he was governor of Paraná from 2003 to 2010. He was a member of the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party^[1] from 1980 to 2022, when he decided to leave the party to join the Workers' Party in order to run in the 2022 Paraná gubernatorial election.^[2] In April 2024, he left the Workers' Party in order to join the National Mobilization.^[3]

Roberto Requião
Official portrait, 2015
Senator from Paraná
In office February 1, 2011 – January 31, 2019
In office February 1, 1995 – December 31, 2002
53th Governor of Paraná
In office January 1, 2007 – April 1, 2010
Preceded by	Hermas Brandão
Succeeded by	Orlando Pessuti
53th Governor of Paraná
In office January 1, 2003 – September 5, 2006
Preceded by	Jaime Lerner
Succeeded by	Hermas Brandão
50th Governor of Paraná
In office March 15, 1991 – March 31, 1994
Preceded by	Alvaro Dias
Succeeded by	Mário Pereira
75th Mayor of Curitiba
In office January 1, 1986 – January 1, 1989
Preceded by	Mauricio Fruet
Succeeded by	Jaime Lerner
State Deputy
In office March 15, 1983 – January 1, 1986
Constituency	Paraná
Personal details
Born	(1941-03-05) March 5, 1941 (age 84) Curitiba, Paraná
Political party	Mobiliza (2024–present)
Other political affiliations	PMDB (1980–2021) PT (2022–2024)
Children	Requião Filho
Profession	Journalist