Harold Brazil (born December 13, 1947
. ''The Washington Post''. 1996. Retrieved July 25, 2008.) is a former attorney and Democratic politician in

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Early years

Originally from Columbus, Ohio,Greene, Marcia Slacum. "Seeds of Activism Grow to Aspiration: Mayoral Candidate Brazil's Roots Anchor His Political Views". ''The Washington Post''. August 31, 1998. p. B1. Brazil graduated from Bishop Hartley High School.Carmen, Barbara. "Mr. Brazil Takes His Columbus Common Sense to Washington". ''The Columbus Dispatch'' (Columbus, Ohio). July 24, 1998. Brazil earned a

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degree and a Juris Doctor from

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and an L.L.M. from

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Political career

Brazil moved to

, to work as a law clerk for Robert M. Duncan, a judge on the

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. Brazil later served as a

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for the

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from 1978 to 1980."Voter's Guide: D.C. Council". ''The Washington Post''. September 6, 1990. p. VGDC4. Brazil worked in the office of Senator John Glenn between 1980 and 1984. In 1984, Brazil began working as a

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for

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.Abromowitz, Michael. "Brazil Seeks Council Seat in Ward 6". ''The Washington Post''. April 5, 1990. p. DC11. Brazil was a member of the D.C. General Hospital Commission in 1989. After resigning from his position at Pepco, Brazil announced his candidacy to represent Ward 6 on the Council of the District of Columbia in April 1990. Brazil ran against

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, the four-term incumbent. Brazil supported increasing penalties for repeat offenders and violent criminals and increasing funding for law enforcement officers. The editorial board of ''

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'' endorsed Brazil's candidacy. Brazil won the Democratic primary election, with 43 percent of the vote. Brazil advanced to the general election, where he was on the ballot with the D.C. Statehood Party's candidate, R. Bradford McMahon. Brazil won the general election, with 93 percent of the vote. Brazil served from 1991 to 2005, first representing Ward 6 and then as an at-large member.Historical Elected Officials: Ward 6 Member of the Council of the District of Columbia
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on July 23, 2008.Historical Elected Officials: At-Large Member of the Council of the District of Columbia
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on July 23, 2008. In 2004,

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challenged Brazil's reelection campaign. Brown criticized Brazil for treating his Council position as a part-time job and serving as a rubber stamp for the Mayor. Montgomery, Lori. "Brazil Faces Energetic Foe in At-Large Race: Challenger Brown Captures Some Key Endorsements". ''The Washington Post''. September 9, 2004. p. B1

/ref> Brown won the Democratic Party primary election with 54 percent of the vote, compared to Brazil's 32 percent.

Later years

In October 2008, Brazil and two women entered a tattoo shop in Georgetown, Washington, D.C., Georgetown.Harold Brazil Alleges Racist Epithet Preceded His Pissing on Shop Floor
. ''Washington City Paper''. April 15, 2009. One woman went to the back to get a tattoo, but the shopkeeper said that rules prohibited the other woman to go with her. According to Brazil, Brazil objected, and the shopkeeper became rude, cursed Brazil, called him a

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, and beat him so much that he required medical treatment for his injuries. The shopkeeper said Brazil was the one who became belligerent, cursed the shopkeeper, and then urinated on the floor. In May 2009, Brazil was convicted of assault.Alexander, Keith L.
Ex-D.C. Council Member Harold Brazil Convicted of Assaulting Tattoo Shop Manager
. ''The Washington Post''. May 2, 2009. The judge sentenced Brazil to 90 days of imprisonment, but the judge suspended the sentence on the condition that Brazil completes six months of unsupervised

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. On July 1, 2014, the

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admonished Brazil for improperly safeguarding clients' property, failure to represent a client diligently, and failure to act with reasonable promptness in representing a client. On January 18, 2018, he was disbarred by consent.In re: Harold E. Brazil, No. 18-BS-3
(D.C. 2018)

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