Flávio Arns | |
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Senator for Paraná | |
Assumed office 1 February 2019 | |
In office 1 February 2003 – 1 February 2011 | |
Vice Governor of Paraná | |
In office 1 January 2011 – 1 January 2015 | |
Governor | Beto Richa |
Preceded by | Orlando Pessuti |
Succeeded by | Cida Borghetti |
Secretary for Strategic Affairs of Paraná | |
In office 1 January 2015 – 8 June 2017 | |
Governor | Beto Richa |
Secretary of Education of Paraná | |
In office 1 January 2011 – 3 April 2014 | |
Governor | Beto Richa |
Federal Deputy for Paraná | |
In office 1 February 1991 – 31 January 2003 | |
Director of Special Education of Paraná | |
In office 1983–1990 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil | 9 November 1950
Political party | PSB (2023–present) |
Other political affiliations | |
Profession | Educator |
Flávio José Arns (born 9 November 1950) is a federal senator of Brazil representing his home state of Paraná. [1] He was previously vice-governor of Paraná from 2011 to 2015, and also served in the chamber of deputies from 1991 to 2003. [2]
Arns was born to Osvaldo Arns and Teresinha Mohr. [2] Of German descent, he is grandson of Gabriel Arns and Helene Steiner. Brought up in a religious Catholic family, he is related to important Brazilian religious figuers Zilda Arns and Paulo Evaristo Arns, being the nephew of the former and grand-cousin of the latter. He is married Odenise Teresinha Arns, with whom he had two children: Caroline Arns and Osvaldo Arns Neto. [3]
Arns graduated from Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná in 1972, and the following years graduated with a degree in law from Federal University of Paraná. [2] In 1980 he graduated with a PhD. in Linguistics with his thesis focusing on language and behavior from Northwestern University in the United States. [4]
Arns served as director of education for individuals with special needs from 1983 to 1990. [3] He then elected to and served in the Chamber of Deputies for three consecutive terms from 1991 to 2003. [2] He then served as vice governor for Beto Richa in his home state of Paraná as well as holding various positions in the state government. [2] In the 2018 Brazilian general election Arns was one of two members from Paraná, the other being Oriovisto Guimarães, to contest elections in the national senate, where he was elected. [5] Following him taking seat in the senate he was elected vice chair of the Commission on Education, Culture and Sport. [6] [7]
Arns voted against the impeachment of then-president Dilma Rousseff. [8] [9]
A strong supporter of the rights of those with autism and other developmental disabilities, in September 2016 Arns was recognized by the senate of Paraná for his political activism. [10]
Arns has faced some controversy for allegedly hiring Rosângela Wolff, the wife of judge Sérgio Moro, as a legal adviser in 2015. Judges are prohibited to communicate with active politicians in Brazil, and Wolff denied that she ever formally worked for Arns. [11]
On 31 August 2020 Arns announced that he had left the Sustainability Network and joined the Podemos party in the Brazilian senate. [12]