Ranolfo Vieira Júnior

Ranolfo Vieira Júnior


Governor of Rio Grande do Sul
In office 31 March 2022 – 31 December 2022
Vice Governor	None
Preceded by	Eduardo Leite
Succeeded by	Eduardo Leite
Vice Governor of Rio Grande do Sul
In office 1 January 2019 – 31 March 2022
Governor	Eduardo Leite
Preceded by	José Paulo Cairoli
State Secretary of Public Security of Rio Grande do Sul
In office 1 January 2019 – 31 March 2022
Governor	Eduardo Leite
Preceded by	Cezar Schirmer

Personal details
Born	(1966-04-07) 7 April 1966 (age 58) Esteio, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Political party	PSDB (2021–present)
Other political affiliations	PTB (2013–21)
Alma mater	University of Sinos River Valley (LL.B.)
Profession	Police officer and politician

Ranolfo Vieira Júnior (born 7 April 1966 in Esteio) is a Brazilian civil police officer and politician, member of the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB).^[1] He was elect Vice Governor of Rio Grande do Sul in the 2018 state elections. Under Eduardo Leite governorship, Vieira also was nominated State Secretary of Public Security.^[2] After Leite's resignation in March 2022, Vieira became the Governor of Rio Grande do Sul.^[3]^[4]

Biography

Bachelor of Laws by University of Sinos River Valley, post-graduated in the superior class of Police Officers Formation by the Civil Police Academy of Rio Grande do Sul (Acadepol). Joined the Civil Police in 1998, as officer in Rio Grande. He headed the State Department of Criminal Investigations (DEIC) for 6 years, he was Municipal Secretary of Security of Canoas, head of the Civil Police during Tarso Genro governorship and ran for State Deputy in 2014, unsuccessfully.^[5]^[6]

Vieira presided the National Council of Civil Police Chiefs and was licensed professor of the Lutheran University of Brazil for 14 years and the Acadepol for 10 years.^[4]

In July 2017, he was announced as pre-candidate for Governor of Rio Grande do Sul for the Brazilian Labour Party (PTB).^[7] However, due to a coalition made by his party with the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB), he was nominated for running mate of Eduardo Leite. Upset with homophobic speeches made by the PTB national president, Roberto Jefferson, towards Leite, Vieira Júnior moved to PSDB.^[8]

On 28 March 2022, Leite announced his resignation as Governor, scheduling Ranolfo's swear in as Governor for 31 March.^[3]

References

^ "Vice de Eduardo Leite filia-se ao PSDB na próxima semana". Poder360 (in Portuguese). 21 September 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
^ "Quem são os secretários do governo Eduardo Leite". GaúchaZH (in Portuguese). 10 December 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Eduardo Leite renuncia ao governo do Rio Grande do Sul". Correio do Povo (in Portuguese). 28 March 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Quem é Ranolfo Vieira Júnior, vice que vai assumir o governo do RS". Correio do Povo (in Portuguese). 28 March 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
^ "Tarso escolhe Ranolfo Vieira Júnior para assumir a Polícia Civil". Jornal do Comércio (in Portuguese). 17 December 2010. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
^ "'Quero contribuir com experiência, participando da política de segurança', diz Ranolfo Vieira Júnior". GaúchaZH (in Portuguese). 24 September 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
^ "PTB-RS lança delegado Ranolfo Vieira Júnior como pré-candidato a governador". G1 (in Portuguese). 13 November 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
^ "Quem é Ranolfo Vieira Júnior, o novo governador do RS com a renúncia de Eduardo Leite". G1 (in Portuguese). 28 March 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2022.

External links

Ranolfo Vieira Júnior on X

Political offices
Preceded by Cezar Schirmer	State Secretary of Public Security of Rio Grande do Sul 2019–2022	Vacant
Preceded by José Paulo Cairoli	Vice Governor of Rio Grande do Sul 2019–2022	Vacant
Preceded by Eduardo Leite	Governor of Rio Grande do Sul 2022–present	Incumbent