Vital do Rêgo Filho

In this Portuguese name, "Filho" is a generational suffix meaning "son", which is used for someone whose name is the same as their father, like "Jr." in English.

Vital do Rêgo Filho
Minister of the Federal Court of Accounts
Incumbent
Assumed office 22 December 2014
Nominated by	Dilma Rousseff
Preceded by	José Jorge
President of the Federal Court of Accounts
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 January 2025
Preceded by	Bruno Dantas
Senator for Paraíba
In office 1 February 2011 – 22 December 2014
Federal Deputy
In office 1 February 2007 – 1 February 2011
Constituency	Paraíba
State Deputy of Paraíba
In office 1 February 1995 – 1 February 2007
Constituency	At-large
Councillor of Campina Grande
In office 1 January 1989 – 1 February 1995
Constituency	At-large
Personal details
Born	(1963-09-21) 21 September 1963 Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil
Political party	PSB (1988–1992) PST (1992–1994) PDT (1994–2006) PMDB (2006–2014)
Alma mater	Federal University of Paraíba State University of Paraíba

Vital do Rêgo Filho (born 21 September 1963) is a Brazilian politician and doctor. He represented Paraíba in the Federal Senate from 2011 to 2014. Previously, he was a Deputy from Paraíba from 2007 to 2011. He was a member of the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party. Assumed office in the Federal Court of Accounts on December 22, 2014, appointed by president Dilma Rousseff. In the Senate, senator Raimundo Lira took office in his place.

Operation Car Wash

On May 19, 2016, minister Teori Zavascki ordered the opening of inquiry that investigates Vital do Rêgo Filho in Operation Car Wash for supposed payoff charges from contractors when, in office as senator, led the Parliamentary Committee of Inquiry of Petrobras in the Congress.