Vital do Rêgo Filho (born 21 September 1963) is a Brazilian politician and doctor. He represented Paraíba in the Federal Senate from 2011 to 2014. Previously, he was a Deputy from Paraíba from 2007 to 2011. He was a member of the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party.[1] Assumed office in the Federal Court of Accounts on December 22, 2014, appointed by president Dilma Rousseff.[2] In the Senate, senator Raimundo Lira took office in his place.[3]

Operation Car Wash

On May 19, 2016, minister Teori Zavascki ordered the opening of inquiry that investigates Vital do Rêgo Filho in Operation Car Wash for supposed payoff charges from contractors when, in office as senator, led the Parliamentary Committee of Inquiry of Petrobras in the Congress.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Vital do Rêgo Filho". Federal Senate. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Vital do Rêgo toma posse como ministro do TCU nesta segunda-feira" (in Portuguese). G1. 22 December 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Raimundo Lira toma posse no Senado representando a Paraíba" (in Portuguese). Senado Notícias. 22 December 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Teori autoriza investigação de Vital do Rêgo e Marco Maia na Lava Jato" (in Portuguese). G1. 19 May 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
Legal offices
Preceded by
José Jorge
Minister of the Federal Court of Accounts
2014–present
Incumbent
Preceded by President of the Federal Court of Accounts
2025–present
Incumbent
Order of precedence
Preceded by
Maria Elizabeth Rocha
as President of the Superior Military Court
Brazilian order of precedence
33rd in line
as President of the Federal Court of Accounts
Followed by
Aloysio Corrêa da Veiga
as President of the Superior Labour Court
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