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Veras was also a founder of Ceará state branch of the PSDB political party and contributed to the development of the Centro Industrial do Ceará (CIC) in Fortaleza, the state capital city.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"18 August 1935","date":"1935-08-18"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9654343#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Crateús","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2021123"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9654343#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"6 November 2015","date":"2015-11-06"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9654343#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Fortaleza","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q43463"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9654343#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Brazil","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q155"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9654343#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9654343#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"Brazilian Social Democracy Party","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1322897"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9654343#P102"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"governor of Ceará (6 April 2002 – 1 January 2003)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q53739345","start":"2002-04-06","end":"2003-01-01"},{"text":"member of the Senate of Brazil","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18964326"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9654343#P39"}},{"key":"awards","label":"Awards","values":[{"text":"Medalha do Mérito Industrial","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55739868"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9654343#P166"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beni_Veras","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9654343"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Beni Veras born?","a":"Beni Veras was born on 18 August 1935 in Crateús."},{"q":"What positions has Beni Veras held?","a":"Positions held by Beni Veras include: governor of Ceará (2002–2003); member of the Senate of Brazil."}],"related":[{"name":"Ciro Gomes","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/ciro-gomes"},{"name":"Cid Gomes","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/cid-gomes"},{"name":"Camilo Santana","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/camilo-santana"},{"name":"Elmano de Freitas","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/elmano-de-freitas"},{"name":"Izolda Cela","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/izolda-cela"},{"name":"Flávio Marcílio","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/flavio-marcilio"},{"name":"Getúlio Vargas","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/getulio-vargas"},{"name":"Hermes da Fonseca","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/hermes-da-fonseca"},{"name":"José Linhares","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/jose-linhares"},{"name":"Nereu Ramos","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/nereu-ramos"},{"name":"Itamar Franco","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/itamar-franco"},{"name":"Tião Viana","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/tiao-viana"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":null,"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): Beni Veras","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beni_Veras","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikidata item Q9654343","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9654343","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"}],"license":{"text":"CC BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","facts":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},"attribution":"Text from the Wikipedia article Beni Veras, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0).","cite":"\"Beni Veras\". DigiNepal. Last updated 5 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/beni-veras. Retrieved 6 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-05T06:42:23Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-05","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/beni-veras","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/beni-veras","ne":null}}