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José Genoino | |
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| National President of the Workers' Party | |
| In office December 7, 2002 – July 9, 2005 | |
| Preceded by | José Dirceu |
| Succeeded by | Tarso Genro |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 May 1946 Quixeramobim, Ceará, Brazil |
| Political party | Workers' Party |
José Genoino Neto (born 3 May 1946) is a Brazilian politician and former guerrilla fighter.
Biography
Born in Quixeramobim in the state of Ceará, [1] he fought as a guerrilla in one of the movements against the Brazilian military leaders Artur da Costa e Silva, Emílio Garrastazu Médici and Ernesto Geisel who ruled Brazil in the seventies. Ultimately, he was given amnesty, [2] and elected as a congressman for São Paulo, serving between 1982 and 2002. [3] At the end of 2002, he was elected president of the Brazilian Workers Party. [4] In 2012, he was found guilty of corruption in one of the largest corruption scandals case by the Brazilian Supreme Court and, as of 2014, is under house arrest.
References
- ^ Couto, Ronaldo Costa; Aécio Neves (1999). Memória viva do regime militar: Brasil, 1964-1985. Editora Record. p. 221. ISBN 978-85-01-05581-1. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
- ^ Robb, Peter (1 May 2005). A Death in Brazil: A Book of Omissions. Macmillan. p. 137. ISBN 978-0-312-42487-9.
- ^ Siavelis, Peter; Scott Morgenstern (2008). Pathways to power: political recruitment and candidate selection in Latin America. Penn State Press. p. 235. ISBN 978-0-271-03375-4. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
- ^ Robb (2005), p. 302.
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José Genoino | |
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| National President of the Workers' Party | |
| In office December 7, 2002 – July 9, 2005 | |
| Preceded by | José Dirceu |
| Succeeded by | Tarso Genro |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 May 1946 Quixeramobim, Ceará, Brazil |
| Political party | Workers' Party |
José Genoino Neto (born 3 May 1946) is a Brazilian politician and former guerrilla fighter.
Biography
Born in Quixeramobim in the state of Ceará, [1] he fought as a guerrilla in one of the movements against the Brazilian military leaders Artur da Costa e Silva, Emílio Garrastazu Médici and Ernesto Geisel who ruled Brazil in the seventies. Ultimately, he was given amnesty, [2] and elected as a congressman for São Paulo, serving between 1982 and 2002. [3] At the end of 2002, he was elected president of the Brazilian Workers Party. [4] In 2012, he was found guilty of corruption in one of the largest corruption scandals case by the Brazilian Supreme Court and, as of 2014, is under house arrest.
References
- ^ Couto, Ronaldo Costa; Aécio Neves (1999). Memória viva do regime militar: Brasil, 1964-1985. Editora Record. p. 221. ISBN 978-85-01-05581-1. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
- ^ Robb, Peter (1 May 2005). A Death in Brazil: A Book of Omissions. Macmillan. p. 137. ISBN 978-0-312-42487-9.
- ^ Siavelis, Peter; Scott Morgenstern (2008). Pathways to power: political recruitment and candidate selection in Latin America. Penn State Press. p. 235. ISBN 978-0-271-03375-4. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
- ^ Robb (2005), p. 302.
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