Orestes Quércia
Orestes Quércia | |
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Senator for São Paulo | |
In office 1 February 1975 – 1 February 1983 | |
44th Mayor of Campinas | |
In office 1 January 1969 – 1 January 1973 | |
Preceded by | Ruy Hellmeister Novais |
Succeeded by | Lauro Péricles Gonçalves |
State Deputy of São Paulo | |
In office 1 February 1967 – 1 January 1969 | |
Councillor of Campinas | |
In office 1 January 1963 – 1 January 1967 | |
Personal details | |
Born | PMDB | August 18, 1938
Spouse | Alaíde Quércia |
Alma mater | Pontifical Catholic University of Campinas |
Orestes Quércia (Portuguese pronunciation:
Quércia moved with his family from Pedregulho to the city of
He was married to Alaíde Barbosa Ulson Quércia since the 80s until his death after a long battle against prostate cancer on 24 December 2010 at the age of 72, being survived by his wife and four children.[1]
Educational formation
The son of Octavio Quércia and Isaura Roque Quércia, Orestes Quércia lived in
Political career
Orestes Quércia began his political career when was elected
After electing his successor in 1972, Quércia began organizing directories of his party (MDB) everywhere in the São Paulo state and in the party convention as a candidate for the
In 1982 he was elected vice governor of São Paulo, but differently from the image of party unity shown during the campaign, was constant against PMDB politicians linked to the governor, he did not succeed but tried to prevent the Congressman Mário Covas to be the mayor of São Paulo in 1983 and the election of Senator Fernando Henrique Cardoso to the presidency of the state directory of the PMDB that same year. It was adherent to the Diretas Já and the winning campaign of Tancredo Neves toward the presidency in 1985, the year he married the doctor Alaíde Cristina Barbosa Ulson. At this moment he was on his way to the candidacy for governor in 1986.
After the victory of former President
Accusations of corruption
Quercia's political career was marked by scandals and allegations of corruption and illicit enrichment, both in the city of Campinas and in government of São Paulo. Nevertheless, he never received a final conviction.
Quercia was accused of stealing material from the Roads Department (DER) to build fences on his farm in Pedregulho-SP, of importing electronic equipment without competitive bidding of Israel, overbillings works of the subway, and irregularities in the privatization of VASP. In 1991, the then governor of Parana, Roberto Requiao, a party rival of Quercia, created the service "Dial Quercia for Corruption", a number of phone in which the Brazilians could call to report him. Later, the two opponents became political allies. This year, Quercia supported the candidacy of Requião for the presidency. When he applied for senator in 2010, declared to the Electoral Justice that his assets totaled $117 million.
Elections
Since Quercia left the government of São Paulo in 1991,[4] failed to win any other election- was the PMDB candidate for president in 1994,[5] the state government in 1998/2006 and the Senate in 2002 (would be a candidate for the Senate again in 2010, but renounced application due to the treatment of prostate cancer).
Quercia had the 4th placed the 1994 election with 2,773,793 votes (4.4% of valid) – and is behind the victorious Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB) who got 34,377,198 votes (54.3% of valid), Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT), the 2nd place with 17,126,291 votes (27% valid) and Eneas Ferreira Carneiro (PRONA) in the 3rd place with 4,672,026 votes (7.4% of valid).
Quercia was the 5th in the 1st round of the 1998 election with 714,097 votes (4.30% of valid) – behind the 1st place Paulo Maluf (PPB), which won 5,351,026 votes (32.21% of valid), the then Governor Mario Covas (PSDB), the 2nd place with 3,813,186 votes (22.95% of valid), then the federal deputy Marta Suplicy (PT), 3rd place with 3,738,750 votes (22.51% of valid) and Francisco Rossi (PDT), the 4th place with 2,843,515 votes (17.12% of valid).
He was the 3rd place in the 2002 election with 5,550,803 votes (15.8% of valid) – Behind the then Congressman PT Aloizio Mercadante, a senator-elect in 1st place with 10,491,345 votes (29.9% of valid) and Senator PFL Romeu Tuma, re-elected in 2nd place with 7,278,185 votes (20.7% of valid).
Quercia had the 3rd place in the 2006 election with 977,695 votes (4.57% of valid) – behind the victorious José Serra (PSDB), who won 12,381,038 votes (57.93% of valid) and Sen. PT Aloizio Mercadante, who got 6,771,582 votes (31.68% of valid).
After having supported the victorious campaign Gilberto Kassab (DEM) for mayor of São Paulo in 2008, Quercia was approached by several political leaders to have his support in the 2010 elections as well. the PSDB, Quercia's party and PMDB entered into partnership supported by Jose Serra, Geraldo Alckmin and Aloysio Nunes. The PT, on the other hand, relied on the movement of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to hold PMDB ruling as vice president. To strengthen the PMDB in São Paulo, Quercia toured many places in the interior getting support from other parties leaders to unite for the election of 2010. But due to a prostate cancer, he left the nomination to the São Paulo Senate on September 6, 2010, to treat the cancer.
Entrepreneur
Quercia invested in properties and in the communication business – was the owner of Sol Investment Group,[6] which owns and control Brazil FM Radio Nova, the newspaper Financial DCI, two regional broadcasters, TVB Campinas (from February, an affiliate of Rede Record) and TVB Santos (from March, affiliate Rede Bandeirantes), the Shopping Jaragua and several farms. His assets were valued at over $117 million.
Death
Quercia died on Christmas Eve 2010, aged 72, victim of
References
- ^ "Former Sao Paulo governor Orestes Quercia dies at 72 in Brazil". News 1130. Associated Press. 24 December 2010. Archived from the original on 8 March 2012.
- ^ "All things come to towns that wait. (growth and power in Sao Paulo, Brazil)." The Economist (US). Economist Newspaper Ltd. 1988. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2002-03-31. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link). - ^ " Brasilia Journal; To Get It Off His Chest, Chief Puts It on T-Shirt – New York Times." The New York Times. 1991. 6 May. 2011 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2002-03-31. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Sol Invest acquires Panamby." South American Business Information. COMTEX News Network, Inc. 2002. 2 May 2011 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2002-03-31. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
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