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'''Kátia Abreu''' (born February 2, 1962) is a [[Brazil]]ian politician. She has been serving as the [[Brazilian Senate|Senator]] from [[Tocantins]] since 2007.<ref name="CR">[http://www.canalrural.com.br/noticias/noticias/katia-abreu-nova-ministra-agricultura-54221 Kátia Abreu é nova ministra da Agricultura]</ref> She was a congresswoman elected by the Tocantins State from 2003 to 2007. She is a member of [[Progressistas]], since her leaving from [[Democratic Labor Party (Brazil)|Democratic Labour Party]] (PDT) in March 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.poder360.com.br/congresso/katia-abreu-deixa-pdt-e-vai-para-o-progressistas/|title=Kátia Abreu deixa PDT e vai para o Progressistas|publisher=Poder360|language=pt|first=Mateus|last=Maia|date=11 March 2020|access-date=26 April 2020}}</ref>
'''Kátia Regina de Abreu''' (born February 2, 1962) is a [[Brazil]]ian politician. She has been serving as the [[Brazilian Senate|Senator]] from [[Tocantins]] since 2007.<ref name="CR">[http://www.canalrural.com.br/noticias/noticias/katia-abreu-nova-ministra-agricultura-54221 Kátia Abreu é nova ministra da Agricultura]</ref> She was a congresswoman elected by the Tocantins State from 2003 to 2007. She is a member of [[Progressistas]], since her leaving from [[Democratic Labor Party (Brazil)|Democratic Labour Party]] (PDT) in March 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.poder360.com.br/congresso/katia-abreu-deixa-pdt-e-vai-para-o-progressistas/|title=Kátia Abreu deixa PDT e vai para o Progressistas|publisher=Poder360|language=pt|first=Mateus|last=Maia|date=11 March 2020|access-date=26 April 2020}}</ref>


On 23 December 2014, President [[Dilma Rousseff]] appointed Abreu as Minister of Agriculture, to serve during the president's second term, amid controversies among environmentalists, including the group [[Greenpeace]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Lewis |first=Jeffrey |date=23 December 2014 |title=Brazil's Rousseff Names Katia Abreu Agriculture Minister |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/brazils-rousseff-names-katia-abreu-agriculture-minister-1419376051 |newspaper=The Wall Street Journal |location=New York |access-date=28 December 2014}}</ref> Abreu took office on January 1, 2015 during Rousseff's second inauguration.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ministers Take Office in a Ceremony in Brasilia |url=http://www.brasil.gov.br/governo/2015/01/ministros-sao-empossados-em-solenidade-em-brasilia |language= pt |newspaper=Portal Brasil |agency=Imprensa Oficial |location=Brasilia, Brazil |date=2015-01-01 |access-date=2015-02-01}}</ref> Abreu was fired in 12 May 2016, after president Rousseff was suspended by the Senate and vice-president [[Michel Temer]] was sworn as acting president, being replaced by [[Blairo Maggi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/13/world/americas/michel-temer-brazils-interim-president-may-herald-shift-to-the-right.html|title=New President of Brazil, Michel Temer, Signals More Conservative Shift|work=The New York Times|first=Simon|last=Romero|date=12 May 2016|access-date=26 November 2017}}</ref>
On 23 December 2014, President [[Dilma Rousseff]] appointed Abreu as Minister of Agriculture, to serve during the president's second term, amid controversies among environmentalists, including the group [[Greenpeace]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Lewis |first=Jeffrey |date=23 December 2014 |title=Brazil's Rousseff Names Katia Abreu Agriculture Minister |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/brazils-rousseff-names-katia-abreu-agriculture-minister-1419376051 |newspaper=The Wall Street Journal |location=New York |access-date=28 December 2014}}</ref> Abreu took office on January 1, 2015 during Rousseff's second inauguration.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ministers Take Office in a Ceremony in Brasilia |url=http://www.brasil.gov.br/governo/2015/01/ministros-sao-empossados-em-solenidade-em-brasilia |language= pt |newspaper=Portal Brasil |agency=Imprensa Oficial |location=Brasilia, Brazil |date=2015-01-01 |access-date=2015-02-01}}</ref> Abreu was fired in 12 May 2016, after president Rousseff was suspended by the Senate and vice-president [[Michel Temer]] was sworn as acting president, being replaced by [[Blairo Maggi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/13/world/americas/michel-temer-brazils-interim-president-may-herald-shift-to-the-right.html|title=New President of Brazil, Michel Temer, Signals More Conservative Shift|work=The New York Times|first=Simon|last=Romero|date=12 May 2016|access-date=26 November 2017}}</ref>

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Kátia Abreu
Senator for Tocantins
Incumbent
Assumed office
February 1, 2007
Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply
In office
January 1, 2015 – May 12, 2016
PresidentDilma Rousseff
Preceded byNeri Geller
Succeeded byBlairo Maggi
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
for Tocantins
In office
February 1, 2003 – January 31, 2007
Personal details
Born (1962-02-02) February 2, 1962 (age 62)
Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil
Political partyPP (2020–present)
Other political
affiliations
  • PDT (2018–2020)
  • PMDB (2013–2017)
  • PSD (2011–2013)
  • DEM (2007–2011)
  • PFL (1998–2007)
  • PPB (1995–1998)
Spouses
Irajá Silvestre
​
​
(m. 1984; died 1987)​
Moisés Gomes
​
(m. 2015)​
Children3
Alma materPontifical Catholic University of Goiás (PUC-GO)

Kátia Regina de Abreu (born February 2, 1962) is a Brazilian politician. She has been serving as the Senator from Tocantins since 2007.[1] She was a congresswoman elected by the Tocantins State from 2003 to 2007. She is a member of Progressistas, since her leaving from Democratic Labour Party (PDT) in March 2020.[2]

On 23 December 2014, President Dilma Rousseff appointed Abreu as Minister of Agriculture, to serve during the president's second term, amid controversies among environmentalists, including the group Greenpeace.[3] Abreu took office on January 1, 2015 during Rousseff's second inauguration.[4] Abreu was fired in 12 May 2016, after president Rousseff was suspended by the Senate and vice-president Michel Temer was sworn as acting president, being replaced by Blairo Maggi.[5]

On 23 November 2017 she was expelled from the Brasilian Democratic Movement Party because of her support of the opposition. In 2018 she joined the Democratic Labour Party and supported Ciro Gomes in his bid for presidency.[6]

References

  1. ^ Kátia Abreu é nova ministra da Agricultura
  2. ^ Maia, Mateus (11 March 2020). "Kátia Abreu deixa PDT e vai para o Progressistas" (in Portuguese). Poder360. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  3. ^ Lewis, Jeffrey (23 December 2014). "Brazil's Rousseff Names Katia Abreu Agriculture Minister". The Wall Street Journal. New York. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Ministers Take Office in a Ceremony in Brasilia". Portal Brasil (in Portuguese). Brasilia, Brazil. Imprensa Oficial. 2015-01-01. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
  5. ^ Romero, Simon (12 May 2016). "New President of Brazil, Michel Temer, Signals More Conservative Shift". The New York Times. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  6. ^ "Conselho de Ética do PMDB decide expulsar a senadora Kátia Abreu". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2019-09-19.
Political offices
Preceded by
Neri Geller
 Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply
2015–2016 		Succeeded by
Party political offices
Preceded by
Jefferson Peres
 PDT nominee for Vice President of Brazil
2018 		Most recent
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