Reni Pereira

At the age of 8, Pereira began working in a mechanical workshop, and in his teens, he was a seminarian for 8 years. He is also a lawyer who graduated from UNIFOZ and holds a postgraduate degree in Tax Law from Faculdades Integradas de Curitiba. He went on a public tender for banking and later joined the teaching profession. In 1993, Pereira moved to Foz do Iguaçu after getting a job with the federal highway police. In 2002, through the recommendation from his friends, he entered the politics.^[1]

He is married to Claudia Pereira, former member of the Paraná state legislature, with whom he has three children: Renan, Marina, and Manuela.^[2]

Pereira was first elected to the state legislature in 2002,^[3] and was reelected in 2006 and 2010. While in the legislature he helped pass bills that prohibited smoking and lower taxes.^[1]

In 2012 Pereira quite the state legislature in order to become mayor.^[1] He was elected mayor of Foz do Iguaçu with votes in the 2012 election with 75,289 votes.^[4]

In July 2016 Pereira was investigated by federal police as part of Operação Pecúlio on accusations of taking bribes while mayor.^[5]