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Jorginho Melo

Politician

Jorginho Melo is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Jorginho Mello · Jorginho Melo · Жоржиньо Меллу · ジョルジーニョ・メロ				[sources]
Alias	Jorginho Melo · Jorginho dos Santos Mello · Jorginho dos Santos Melo · Меллу, Жоржиньо				[sources]
Birth date	1956-07-15				[sources]
Place of birth	Ibicaré				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Brazil				[sources]
Country	Brazil				[sources]
Citizenship	Brazil				[sources]
Classification	National government (past) · State government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Jorginho				[sources]
Last name	Melo				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q10308318				[sources]
Position	Chamber of Deputies (member, 2011-2015) · Chamber of Deputies (member, 2015-2019) · federal deputy of Santa Catarina · governor of Santa Catarina · president of the Legislative Assembly of Santa Catarina · 1 more...				[sources]
Last change	2025-12-02	Last processed	2025-12-02	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Brazilian politician, Governor of the State of Santa Catarina in Brazil since 2023

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-09-15

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the Chamber of Deputies	2015-02-01	2019-01-31
federal deputy of Santa Catarina

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories198,578

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