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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Ratinho Júnior as governor of Paraná, January 2023 (cropped).jpg — Assembleia Legislativa do Paraná, Public domain.","cite":"\"Ratinho Júnior\". DigiNepal. Last updated 4 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/ratinho-junior. Retrieved 6 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-04T06:41:58Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-05","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/ratinho-junior","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/ratinho-junior","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/ratinho-junior?lang=ne"}}