Hélio Pereira Bicudo (5 July 1922 – 31 July 2018) was a Brazilian jurist and politician.
Biography
During the term of Carvalho Pinto as Governor of São Paulo, Bicudo was the first president of the Urubupungá Electric Centrals, builders of the
Jupiá and
Ilha Solteira
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The Paraná Ri ...
power plants.
He was acting Minister of Finance, replacing Carvalho Pinto between 27 September and 4 October 1963.
As Justice Prosecutor of
São Paulo
São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for ' Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the Ga ...
, fought against the
death squad, alongside the then Justice District Attorney Dirceu de Mello. Because of his participation in this case and other investigation of violation of human rights, he had his name included in the
National Intelligence Service.
In 1981, became part of the 1st executive board of Directors of Wilson Pinheiro Foundation, foundation of partisan support instituted by the PT, predecessor of the Perseu Abramo Foundation.
In 1986, Bicudo was candidate to the
Senate by the PT, placing 3rd, after the elected
Mário Covas and
Fernando Henrique Cardoso
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, both from the
PMDB
The Brazilian Democratic Movement ( pt, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, MDB) is a Brazilian political party. It is considered a "big tent party" and it is one of the parties with the greatest representation throughout the national territory, ...
.
Was City Secretary of Legal Affairs of
São Paulo
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during the administration of
Luiza Erundina
Luiza Erundina de Sousa (; November 30, 1934) is a Brazilian politician, born in Uiraúna, a small city in the interior of the Brazilian state of Paraíba.
Political history
From 1980 to 1997 she was affiliated with the PT party (Workers’ P ...
from 1989 to 1990, years which he was elected federal deputy.
In February 2000, he was sworn president of the
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, based in
Washington
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. Is the third Brazilian to assume the presidency of the entity.
Hélio was Vice Mayor of São Paulo from 2001 to 2004, during the administration of
Marta Suplicy
Marta Teresa Smith de Vasconcellos Suplicy (; born 18 March 1945) is a Brazilian politician and psychologist. She was Mayor of São Paulo from 2001 to 2004. She later served as the Brazilian Minister of Tourism between 14 March 2007, and 4 Jun ...
.
One of the approximately 100 professor that founded the then called Workers' Party in Education and then the Workers' Party in 1980, which he was member until 2005, following the
Mensalão scandal
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.
In
2010, declared support to
Marina Silva
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in the first round and to
José Serra
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in the second round. In 2012, supported Serra one more time for Mayor of São Paulo.
Created and presided, between 2003 and 2013, the Inter-American Foundation of Defence of the Human Rights (FidDH), entity that acted alongside the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, denouncing and following cases of disrespect of human rights in Brazil.
The complaints under his responsibility were transferred to the care of many other entities of the same objective. The closure of activities of the FidDH happened because of the lack of financial resources. Its library collection was donated to the
Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo
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in the same year in a solemn act.
In 2015, he filed in the
Chamber of Deputies an
impeachment request against president
Dilma Rousseff
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. Jurist Miguel Reale Júnior and
pro-impeachment social movements decided to support Bicudo's request, which got the support of parliamentaries in the Congress and the majority of the civil society, whom organized a petition requesting the impeachment of the President of the Republic, while other parliamentaries and member of the Workers' Party positioned themselves in the defence of the defendant President. Bicudo's request was, in the same year, accepted by the then
President of the Chamber of Deputies Eduardo Cunha, after many meetings to instruct the claimants. On 31 August 2016, the impeachment request was approved by the Federal Senate in a voting 61–20, removing Rousseff from the Presidency and officializing
Michel Temer
Michel Miguel Elias Temer Lulia (; born 23 September 1940) is a Brazilian politician, lawyer and writer who served as the 37th president of Brazil from 31 August 2016 to 31 December 2018. He took office after the impeachment and removal from off ...
as President of Brazil.
Bicudo died on 31 July 2018.
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1922 births
2018 deaths
Finance Ministers of Brazil
Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Brazil) from São Paulo
Brazilian jurists
Independent politicians
University of São Paulo alumni
Workers' Party (Brazil) politicians
People from Mogi das Cruzes
Deaths from cerebrovascular disease