# Roberto Requião

_Brazilian politician_

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Last updated: 2026-11-03

> Roberto Requião de Mello e Silva 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 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. In April 2024, he left the Workers' Party in order to join the National Mobilization.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 5 March 1941 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1699224#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Curitiba ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1699224#P19))
- **Citizenship:** Brazil ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1699224#P27))
- **Occupation:** politician; lawyer; journalist; governor; mayor; member of parliament ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1699224#P106))
- **Political party:** Democratic Movement Party ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1699224#P102))
- **Education:** Universidade Federal do Paraná; Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1699224#P69))
- **Positions held:** Paraná senator; state secretary of Paraná; governor of Paraná; state deputy of Paraná; Mayor of Curitiba ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1699224#P39))

## Questions

**When was Roberto Requião born?**  
Roberto Requião was born on 5 March 1941 in Curitiba.

**What positions has Roberto Requião held?**  
Positions held by Roberto Requião include: Paraná senator; state secretary of Paraná; governor of Paraná; state deputy of Paraná; Mayor of Curitiba.

**Where did Roberto Requião study?**  
Roberto Requião was educated at Universidade Federal do Paraná, Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Roberto Requião](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto_Requi%C3%A3o) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q1699224](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1699224) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Roberto Requiao June 2004.jpg by Agência Brasil (CC BY 3.0 br)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Roberto_Requiao_June_2004.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Roberto Requião, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Roberto Requiao June 2004.jpg — Agência Brasil, CC BY 3.0 br.

## Cite this page

"Roberto Requião". DigiNepal. Last updated 3 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/roberto-requiao. Retrieved 6 November 2026.