Luiz Flávio Gomes (6 May 1957 – 1 April 2020) was a Brazilian jurist, professor and politician born in

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. As a member of the

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(PSB), he started his term in the

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in February 2019, and died in office in 2020. He published more than 60 books, including ''O Jogo Sujo da Corrupção'' (2017). He founded Rede LFG and was a commentator on

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program '' Jornal da Cultura''. In September 2019, Gomes was diagnosed with

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. He died on 1 April 2020 at a

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hospital from complications from the disease. He was 62.

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