Luiz Eduardo Greenhalgh is a
Brazilian politician and one of the founders of the
Workers' Party (PT). He also was the attorney of the
Landless Workers' Movement (MST).
A founding member of PT, Greenhalgh was affiliated 1974–1980 to the
Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB), the party that previously represented the civilian opposition to the
dictatorship
A dictatorship is a form of government which is characterized by a leader, or a group of leaders, which holds governmental powers with few to no limitations on them. The leader of a dictatorship is called a dictator. Politics in a dictatorship are ...
. He was federal deputy for São Paulo and vice mayor of São Paulo in the government of
Luiza Erundina (1989–1993).
Analysis: Will 21st century belong to Brazil?
by CARMEN J. GENTILE, (UPI) on Feb. 1, 2005 He participated in the creation of a special committee, the Brazilian Committee of Solidarity with the Peoples of Latin America in 1980.
See also
*Central Única dos Trabalhadores
Central Única dos Trabalhadores ( en, Unified Workers' Central), commonly known by the acronym CUT, is the main national trade union center in Brazil.
History
CUT was formed on 28 August 1983 in São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo, during the Fi ...
* Landless Workers' Movement
References
1948 births
Workers' Party (Brazil) politicians
Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Brazil) from São Paulo
Living people
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Brazilian people of English descent