Valdecy Urquiza | |
|---|---|
 Urquiza in 2024 | |
| 9th Secretary General of Interpol | |
Elected | |
| Assumed office 7 November 2024 | |
| President | Ahmed Naser Al-Raisi |
| Preceded by | Jürgen Stock |
| Personal details | |
| Born | São Luis, Maranhão, Brazil |
| Alma mater | University of Fortaleza |
Valdecy de Urquiza e Silva Junior (born 1981) is a Brazilian police officer and member of the Federal Police of Brazil. He was appointed by the executive committee of Interpol as secretary general on 25 June 2024 to succeed Jürgen Stock from 2025. Urquiza is the first non-European/American person to be appointed as chief of Interpol since its foundation in 1923.[1][2]
- ^ "INTERPOL Executive Committee selects Brazil's Valdecy Urquiza as its candidate for next Secretary General". interpol.int. 25 June 2024.
- ^ "Quem é Valdecy Urquiza, delegado da PF que pode ser primeiro brasileiro a comandar a Interpol". G1 (in Portuguese). 25 June 2024.
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