| Office | Federal Deputy for Rio Grande do Sul |
|---|---|
| Term start | 5 January 2017 |
| Term end | 1 February 2019 |
| Term start 1 | 1 February 1995 |
| Term end 1 | 1 January 2007 |
| Office 2 | Governor of Rio Grande do Sul |
| Term start 2 | 1 January 2007 |
| Term end 2 | 1 January 2011 |
| Vice governor 2 | Paulo Feijó |
| Predecessor 2 | Germano Rigotto |
| Successor 2 | Tarso Genro |
| Office 3 | Minister of Planning, Budget and Coordination of the Presidency |
| Term start 3 | 26 January 1993 |
| Term end 3 | 10 May 1993 |
| President 3 | Itamar Franco |
| Predecessor 3 | Paulo Roberto Haddad |
| Successor 3 | Alexis Stepanenko |
| Birth date | 26 July 1944 (age 82) |
| Birth place | São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Party | PSDB |
| Spouse | Carlos Augusto Crusius |
| Occupation | Economist |
Yeda Rorato Crusius (born July 26, 1944) is an economist and was governor of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul from January 1, 2007, until December 31, 2010.[1] She was the first female governor of the state.[2] She wrote her autobiography.[3]
Background and political associations
She graduated in Economics from the University of São Paulo and Vanderbilt University. She has been living in Porto Alegre since 1970, when she married Carlos Augusto Crusius. In 1990, she joined PSDB.
Court cases
Crusius was accused of environmental crimes during her tenure as Rio Grande do Sul governor but was acquitted by Gilmar Mendes.[4] She was also prosecuted for alleged corruption and money laundering activities in 2006 and 2010 involving the Odebrecht Group.[5] This Brazilian conglomerate was accused of making payments for Crusius' congressional campaign.[6] The In 2019, the 3rd Federal Court of Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, convicted her for administrative misconduct over a fraud scheme that involved Rio Grande do Sul State Traffic Department (Detran-RS), the Technology and Science Support Foundation (Fatec), and the Educational and Cultural Foundation for Development.[7]
References
- ^ "Curriculum Vitae" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 26 December 2010.
- ^ Wilson Center website article
- ^ Yeda Crusius (17 August 2017). Coragem e Determinação: Um Infinito Ainda Por Fazer. AGE. ISBN 978-85-8343-074-2. OCLC 953836599
- ^ Bragança, Daniele (2017-06-02). "STF absolve Yeda Crusius por crime ambiental" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ((o))eco. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
- ^ "Lista de todos os citados nos inquéritos abertos e nas petições encaminhadas por Fachin" (in Brazilian Portuguese). G1. April 12, 2017. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
- ^ "Braskem é citada em cinco dos inquéritos abertos por Fachin" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Valor Econômico. 2017-04-11. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
- ^ "Ex-governadora do RS Yeda Crusius é condenada por fraude investigada na Operação Rodin" (in Brazilian Portuguese). G1. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 2019-08-15.