José Renato Rabelo (born 22 February 1942 in Ubaíra,

Bahia Bahia ( , , ; meaning "bay") is one of the 26 Federative units of Brazil, states of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast Region of the country. It is the fourth-largest Brazilian state by population (after São Paulo (sta ...

) is a Brazilian

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and

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. He was the national president of the

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from 2001 to 2015. In 1965 he was the president of the Union of Students of Bahia, but his management was interrupted by the

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, forcing him to live in clandestinity.

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