Romero Jucá Filho (; born 30 November 1954) is a Brazilian politician and economist. He represented Roraima in the Federal Senate for 24 years, from 1995 to 2019. Previously, he was governor of Roraima from 1988 to 1990.Romero Jucá: Índio não vota. A barriga morreu!: o genocídio dos Yanomami. Luigi Eusebi, 1991, Edições Loyola, páginas 44-46. He is a member of MDB. On 5 April 2016, he became the president of the MDB, succeeding Michel Temer.
In the past, Jucá and other family members were the owners of two television stations in Roraima, TV Caburaí and TV Imperial.
Secret recording
On 23 May 2016, a secret recording emerged of minister Jucá, who is under investigation in the multibillion-dollar kickback scheme at state oil company Petrobras, discussing a purported pact to stall a huge corruption probe that has engulfed much of the nation.Brazil Interim Gov't Under Fire in Wake of Leaked Recording by ABC News (2016) The secret tape also revealed him plotting to topple President Rousseff. Secret tape reveals plot to topple President Rousseff, The Guardian, (23 May 2016) After the newspaper O Globo, highly critical of Rousseff, posted an editorial urging the interim president to fire his right-hand man,New Political Earthquake in Brazil: Is It Now Time for Media Outlets to Call This a “Coup”?, Glenn Greenwald, The Intercept (23 May 2016) Temer accepted the temporary departure of his minister."Brazil leaked tape forces minister Romero Juca out". Ivan Watson, CNN (2016)"Brazil Interim Gov't Under Fire in Wake of Leaked Recording" . "THE ASSOCIATED PRESSMAN", The New York Times (2016)
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