Yeda Crusius
{{Short description|Brazilian economist and politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Yeda Rorato Crusius
| image = Yeda Crusius em dezembro de 2017.jpg
| caption = Crusius in 2017
| office = Federal Deputy for Rio Grande do Sul
| term_start = 5 January 2017
| term_end = 1 February 2019
| term_start1 = 1 February 1995
| term_end1 = 1 January 2007
| office2 = Governor of Rio Grande do Sul
| term_start2 = 1 January 2007
| term_end2 = 1 January 2011
| vicegovernor2 = Paulo Feijó
| predecessor2 = Germano Rigotto
| successor2 = Tarso Genro
| office3 = Minister of Planning, Budget and Coordination of the Presidency
| term_start3 = 26 January 1993
| term_end3 = 10 May 1993
| president3 = Itamar Franco
| predecessor3 = Paulo Roberto Haddad
| successor3 = Alexis Stepanenko
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1944|7|26|df=y}}
| birth_place = São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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| party = PSDB
| relations =
| spouse = Carlos Augusto Crusius
| children =
| residence =
| occupation = Economist
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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.{{Cite web |url=http://www.advbrio.com.br/2006/eventos/forum_gov/2008/yeda_crusius/Curriculum%20Vitae%20-%20Governadora%20Yeda%20Crusius.doc |title=Curriculum Vitae |language=pt |access-date=26 December 2010}} She was the first female governor of the state.[http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?topic_id=1419&fuseaction=topics.event_summary&event_id=398538 Wilson Center website article] She wrote her autobiography.{{cite book|author=Yeda Crusius|title=Coragem e Determinação: Um Infinito Ainda Por Fazer|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=T00xDwAAQBAJ|date=17 August 2017|publisher=AGE|isbn=978-85-8343-074-2|oclc=953836599}}
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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.oeco.org.br/noticias/stf-absolve-yeda-crusius-por-crime-ambiental/|title=STF absolve Yeda Crusius por crime ambiental|last=Bragança|first=Daniele|date=2017-06-02|website=((o))eco|language=pt-BR|access-date=2019-08-15}} She was also prosecuted for alleged corruption and money laundering activities in 2006 and 2010 involving the Odebrecht Group.{{Cite web|url=https://g1.globo.com/politica/operacao-lava-jato/noticia/lista-de-todos-os-citados-nos-inqueritos-abertos-e-nas-peticoes-encaminhadas-por-fachin.ghtml|title=Lista de todos os citados nos inquéritos abertos e nas petições encaminhadas por Fachin|date=April 12, 2017|website=G1|language=pt-br|access-date=2019-08-15}} This Brazilian conglomerate was accused of making payments for Crusius' congressional campaign.{{Cite web|url=https://www.valor.com.br/politica/4935642/braskem-e-citada-em-cinco-dos-inqueritos-abertos-por-fachin|title=Braskem é citada em cinco dos inquéritos abertos por Fachin|date=2017-04-11|website=Valor Econômico|language=pt-br|access-date=2019-08-15}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://g1.globo.com/rs/rio-grande-do-sul/noticia/2019/06/07/ex-governadora-do-rs-yeda-crusius-e-condenada-por-fraude-investigada-na-operacao-rodin.ghtml|title=Ex-governadora do RS Yeda Crusius é condenada por fraude investigada na Operação Rodin|website=G1|date=7 June 2019 |language=pt-br|access-date=2019-08-15}}
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Category:Government ministers of Brazil
Category:Brazilian women economists
Category:Brazilian people of Italian descent
Category:University of São Paulo alumni
Category:Vanderbilt University alumni
Category:Governors of Rio Grande do Sul
Category:Brazilian Social Democracy Party politicians
Category:Women government ministers of Brazil
Category:Women state governors of Brazil
Category:Brazilian people of German descent
Category:Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Brazil) from Rio Grande do Sul
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