Luís Inácio Lucena Adams (born 2 March 1965) is a Brazilian
lawyer who was appointed to be Brazil's
Attorney General on 23 October 2009.
Adams earned his
LL.B
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from the Faculty of Law of the
Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
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in Porto Alegre, the capital of the
State
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of
Rio Grande do Sul, and later pursued an
LL.M. from the Faculty of Law of the
Federal University of Santa Catarina
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, in
Florianópolis, the capital of the
State
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Arts, entertainment, and media Literature
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of
Santa Catarina.
He was attorney for the
National Treasury from 1993. In 2006, assumed leadership of the Attorney General of the Treasury. Both posts are held in
Brasília
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, the capital of
Brazil
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.
Luís Inácio na Advocacia Geral da União
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References
1965 births
Living people
Brazilian people of American descent
Election people
People from Porto Alegre
Attorneys General of Brazil
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