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Raquel Lyra

Politician

Raquel Lyra 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	RAQUEL TEIXEIRA LYRA LUCENA · Raquel Lyra · راكيل ليرا · ラケル・ライラ				[sources]
Other name	Raquel Teixeira Lyra Lucena				[sources]
Birth date	1978-12-02				[sources]
Place of birth	Recife				[sources]
Gender	female				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Brazil				[sources]
Citizenship	Brazil				[sources]
Classification	Local government (past) · State government (current)				[sources]
First name	Raquel				[sources]
Last name	Lyra				[sources]
Tax Number	`*.929.794-`				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q27267587				[sources]
Position	Governor of Pernambuco (2023-2026) · Mayor of Caruaru (2017-2022) · state deputy of Pernambuco · state secretary of Pernambuco				[sources]
Education	Faculdade de Direito do Recife				[sources]
Last change	2025-09-07	Last processed	2025-09-09	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Brazilian politician, governor of Pernambuco

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-09-07

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Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons274,103

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories375,745

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Wikidata · non-official source

Brazil Politically Exposed Persons135,448

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Brazil · CGU

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions547,299

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Wikidata349,078

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External dataset · Wikidata · non-official source

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Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
João Soares Lyra Neto Politician	child · father	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Governor of Pernambuco	2023	2026-12-31
PREFEITO, CARUARU-PE	2021-01-01