Edison Freitas de Oliveira (27 April 1930 – 13 July 2021) was a Brazilian politician who briefly served as the governor of the state of
Mato Grosso
Mato Grosso ( – lit. "Thick Bush") is one of the states of Brazil, the third largest by area, located in the Central-West region. The state has 1.66% of the Brazilian population and is responsible for 1.9% of the Brazilian GDP.
Neighboring ...
from 1990 to 1991. He was previously vice-governor under
Carlos Bezerra, and assumed the position after Bezerra resigned to run for the federal senate, losing to
Jayme Campos
Jayme Veríssimo de Campos (born 13 September 1951) better known as Jayme Campos is a federal senator of Brazil representing his home state of Mato Grosso. He was previously governor of Mato Grosso from 1991 to 1994 and also served as mayor of V ...
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Oliveira died in 2021 in
Cuiabá
Cuiabá () is the capital city of the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso. It is located near the geographical centre of South America. Also, it forms the metropolitan area of Mato Grosso, along with the neighbouring town of Várzea Grande. The city' ...
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Morre ex-governador de Mato Grosso Edison Freitas de Oliveira
at cuiabanonews.com.br
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1930 births
2021 deaths
Mato Grosso do Sul politicians
Governors of Mato Grosso
Brazilian Democratic Movement politicians
20th-century Brazilian politicians