Ary Graça
Ary da Silva Graça Filho (born 23 April 1943) is a Brazilian former volleyball player and the current president of the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB).
Ary S. Graça Fo | |
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| President of FIVB | |
| Assumed office 21 September 2012 | |
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| Born | 23 April 1943 Brazil |
He was a member of Brazil's national team from 1963 to 1968. Before presidency of FIVB, Graça was President of the Confederación Sudamericana de Voleibol (CSV) from 2003 to 2012 and Brazilian Volleyball Confederation (CBV) from 1997 to 2012. During the 33rd FIVB world congress at Anaheim, USA on September 21, 2012, Graça elected as the fourth FIVB president. He is currently a member of the IOC Marketing Commission.
Graça holds a Bachelor's degree in Law, and speaks Portuguese natively, as well as English, French, Spanish and Italian.
In 2021, the Rio de Janeiro police said they are investigating Graça for tax fraud, money laundering and identity fraud. In 2022, the Second Criminal Court of the Court of Justice of the State of Rio de Janeiro unanimously cancelled the criminal action, as it "confirmed that the latest allegations were the same as previous allegations which were proven to be false, and from which Graça was exonerated by the Public Prosecutor of the State of Rio de Janeiro in 2019".