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Germano Antônio Rigotto (born 24 September 1949, in Caxias do Sul) is a Brazilian politician currently affiliated to the MDB.

He was the Governor of Rio Grande do Sul state until 1 January 2007. He ran for a second term in October 2006 elections, but he was unexpectedly defeated by Olívio Dutra and Yeda Crusius. Rigotto placed third by a small margin: 0.17% behind Olivio Dutra. In August 2018, Rigotto was nominated as vice presidential candidate along with Henrique Meirelles for the 2018 elections.[1]

References

  1. ^ "MDB confirma Germano Rigotto como vice de Meirelles em convenção no Rio Grande do Sul" (in Portuguese). G1. 5 August 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
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Preceded by 35th Governor of Rio Grande do Sul
2003–07
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Preceded by MDB nominee for Vice President of Brazil
2018
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