Roberto Saturnino Braga (13 September 1931 – 3 October 2024) was a Brazilian engineer and politician. A member of several political parties, he served in the Chamber of Deputies from 1963 to 1967 and from April to August 1968,[1] was a senator from 1975 to 1986 and from 1999 to 2007,[2] and served as mayor of Rio de Janeiro from 1986 to 1989.[3]

Saturnino Braga
Braga in 2017
Member of the Federal Senate of Brazil for Rio de Janeiro
In office
1 February 1999 – 1 February 2007
Preceded byAbdias do Nascimento
Succeeded byFrancisco Dornelles
In office
1 February 1975 – 1 January 1986
Preceded byPaulo Francisco Torres [pt]
Succeeded byJamil Haddad [pt]
Mayor of Rio de Janeiro
In office
1 January 1986 – 1 January 1989
Preceded byMarcello Alencar
Succeeded byMarcello Alencar
Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil for Rio de Janeiro
In office
22 April 1968 – 21 August 1968
In office
1 February 1963 – 1 February 1967
Personal details
Born
Roberto Saturnino Braga

(1931-09-13)13 September 1931
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Died3 October 2024(2024-10-03) (aged 93)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Political partyMDB
PDT
PSB
PT
EducationFederal University of Rio de Janeiro
OccupationEngineer

Braga died in Rio de Janeiro on 3 October 2024, at the age of 93.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Roberto Saturnino" (in Portuguese).
  2. ^ "Roberto Saturnino - RJ". Federal Senate (in Portuguese).
  3. ^ "Quadros de governantes do Rio de Janeiro" (PDF). Rio Prefeitura (in Portuguese).
  4. ^ Magalhães, Luiz Ernesto (3 October 2024). "Morre o ex-prefeito do Rio Roberto Saturnino Braga". O Globo (in Portuguese). Rio de Janeiro. Retrieved 3 October 2024.