Rogério Rosso


Rogério Schumann Rosso is a Brazilian lawyer, politician, and musician, affiliated to the Social Democratic Party.
Rosso was elected governor of the Federal District by the Legislative Chamber after the resignation of both governor and vice governor. After the end of his term on 1 January 2011, Rosso was elected federal deputy in the 2014 elections.
Rogério Rosso is also known for being the president of the 2016 Impeachment Special Committee in the Chamber of Deputies.
The deputy was candidate for Speaker of the Chamber in the election of 13 July 2016, losing to the favorite and incumbent Speaker Rodrigo Maia.

Early life and education

Born in Rio de Janeiro, he moved to Brasília at the age of one. He holds a law degree from the Centro Universitário de Brasília and is a specialist in Marketing from the Getúlio Vargas Foundation as well as in Tax Law, also from UniCEUB. He worked at Caterpillar Inc. and Mercedes-Benz before becoming a director at Fiat in Brasília.