Oriovisto Guimarães

Oriovisto Guimarães (born August 12, 1945) is a Brazilian politician. He has represented Paraná in the Federal Senate since 2019 and he is a member of Podemos. He was president of Grupo Positivo and he was rector of the Universidade Positivo.[1]

Oriovisto Guimarães
Senator for Paraná
Assumed office
February 1, 2019
Personal details
Born (1945-08-12) August 12, 1945
Batatais, São Paulo, Brazil
Political partyPODE (2018-2019)
PSDB (2008-2018)
Alma materFederal University of Paraná

Personal life

Oriovisto was born in Batatais, the youngest of 8 siblings.[2] His father was a friend or Luís Carlos Prestes, and was subsequently persecuted by Getúlio Vargas until relocating to the state of Paraná.[3] At the age of 17, Oriovisto moved to Curitiba, where he studied Economics at the Federal University of Paraná.[2] During this period, he took an active role in the anti-dictatorship movement, which ultimately led to his arrest in 1968 while attending the XXX Congress of the National Student Union in Ibiúna.[3]

Once older, he became a math teacher and ultimately founded the Positivo Group alongside fellow teachers in 1972.[4] The group grew significantly under his command, as it expanded into the technology, printing and editing fields. The largest computer manufacturer in Latin America, Positivo Tecnologia, was founded as one of the group's arms in 1989. He remained as the conglomerate's president until 2012, when he stepped down and donated his shares to his children Giem, Sofia, and Lucas.[5]

Political career

While Oriovisto was a member of PSDB for over ten years, he never ran for public office before 2018.[6] A personal friend of Álvaro Dias, he joined Podemos in 2018.[7] He was the most voted candidate for the Federal Senate in the state of Paraná in 2018, receiving nearly three million votes.[8] During his time in office he has stood in favor of a political reform, advocating against 'political entrepreneurship' and same-office reelection.[9] He is also a supporter of the simplification of the Brazilian tax system in order to encourage greater business activity.[9]

Moreover, in 2019 he was elected Brazil's best senator by Ranking dos Politicos, a renowned ranking that takes several variables into consideration.[10]

References
  1. "Senador Oriovisto Guimarães". Federal Senate. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
  2. "Oriovisto Guimarães (2018) Educação - Batatais - São Paulo". Memórias Paraná (in Portuguese). 2018-12-04. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  3. "Folha de S.Paulo - Ex-socialista comanda império no PR - 30/03/2008". www1.folha.uol.com.br. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  4. contraponto. "Positivo esclarece: Oriovisto Guimarães se afastou do grupo". Contraponto (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  5. OnLine, Valor (2010-05-27). "Presidente do Conselho da Positivo doa ações para os filhos". Economia e Negócios (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  6. "Professor Oriovisto Guimarães e Flávio Arns eleitos pelo Paraná para o Senado". Senado Federal (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  7. "Professor de matemática, empresário da educação, senador: quem é Oriovisto Guimarães". Eleições 2018 (in Portuguese). 2018-10-07. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  8. "Oriovisto Guimarães e Flávio Arns são eleitos senadores pelo Paraná". Agência Brasil (in Portuguese). 2018-10-07. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  9. Londrina, Folha de. "Empresário do ramo educacional defende fim do 'empreendedorismo político'". Folha de Londrina (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  10. Povo, Pedro Ribeiro Pedro Ribeiro é jornalista com passagens pela Gazeta do; assessorias, Folha de Londrina e O. Estado do Paraná Foi pioneiro com a criação do jornal eletrônico Documento Reservado e editor da revista Documento Reservado Escreveu três livros e atuou em várias; Privada, No Governo E. Na Iniciativa; Portal, e hoje é editor de política do Paraná (2020-06-11). "Oriovisto Guimarães é eleito o Melhor Senador do Ano". Paraná Portal (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-08-21.


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