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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Orlando Pessuti - Código Florestal.jpg — Assembleia Legislativa do Paraná, Public domain.","cite":"\"Orlando Pessuti\". DigiNepal. Last updated 4 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/orlando-pessuti. Retrieved 6 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-04T06:41:58Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-06","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/orlando-pessuti","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/orlando-pessuti","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/orlando-pessuti?lang=ne"}}