{"id":"joao-alberto-de-souza","type":"person","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/joao-alberto-de-souza","language":"en","name":"João Alberto de Souza","name_en":"João Alberto de Souza","name_ne":null,"description":"Brazilian politician","headline":"Brazilian politician","also_known_as":[],"summary":"João Alberto de Souza is a Brazilian politician and businessman. He had represented Maranhão in the Federal Senate from 2011 to 2019. Previously, he was a Deputy from Maranhão from 1999 to 2003. Alberto de Souza was governor of Maranhão from 1990 to 1991. He is a member of the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party, for which he was vice governor of Roseana.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"1 October 1935","date":"1935-10-01"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10311016#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"São Vicente Ferrer","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2095193"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10311016#P19"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Brazil","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q155"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10311016#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"},{"text":"economist","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q188094"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10311016#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"Democratic Social Party","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1713552"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10311016#P102"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"Maranhão senator","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q59384516"},{"text":"federal deputy of Maranhão","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q59401943"},{"text":"vice governor of Maranhão","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q59390635"},{"text":"state secretary of Maranhão","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q126790101"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10311016#P39"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo%C3%A3o_Alberto_de_Souza","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10311016"],"faq":[{"q":"When was João Alberto de Souza born?","a":"João Alberto de Souza was born on 1 October 1935 in São Vicente Ferrer."},{"q":"What positions has João Alberto de Souza held?","a":"Positions held by João Alberto de Souza include: Maranhão senator; federal deputy of Maranhão; vice governor of Maranhão; state secretary of Maranhão."}],"related":[{"name":"José Sarney","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/jose-sarney"},{"name":"João Castelo","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/joao-castelo"},{"name":"Urbano Santos da Costa Araújo","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/urbano-santos-da-costa-araujo"},{"name":"Flávio Dino","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/flavio-dino"},{"name":"Carlos Brandão","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/carlos-brandao"},{"name":"José Reinaldo","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/jose-reinaldo"},{"name":"Washington Luiz de Oliveira","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/washington-luiz-de-oliveira"},{"name":"Felipe Camarão","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/felipe-camarao"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":{"url":"https://diginpl.com/kb-img/joao-alberto-de-souza-22f2d0036f.jpg","width":480,"height":600,"license":"Attribution","credit":"Senado Federal","page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Foto_oficial_de_Jo%C3%A3o_Alberto_Souza.jpg"},"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): João Alberto de Souza","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo%C3%A3o_Alberto_de_Souza","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikidata item Q10311016","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10311016","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},{"label":"Image: Foto oficial de João Alberto Souza.jpg by Senado Federal (Attribution)","url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Foto_oficial_de_Jo%C3%A3o_Alberto_Souza.jpg","license":null}],"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 João Alberto de Souza, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Foto oficial de João Alberto Souza.jpg — Senado Federal, Attribution.","cite":"\"João Alberto de Souza\". DigiNepal. Last updated 5 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/joao-alberto-de-souza. Retrieved 6 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-05T06:58:27Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-06","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/joao-alberto-de-souza","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/joao-alberto-de-souza","ne":null}}