Romeu Tuma (October 4, 1931 – October 26, 2010) was a Brazilian
politician
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and a former director of the
Federal Police
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Jurisdiction
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.
Tuma was born on October 4, 1931, in
São Paulo
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, Brazil. He died on October 26, 2010, of
multiple organ dysfunction syndrome
Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) is altered organ (anatomy), organ function in an acutely ill patient requiring medicine, medical intervention to achieve homeostasis.
Although Irwin and Rippe cautioned in 2005 that the use of "multiple ...
, in the
Sirio-Libanês Hospital in São Paulo, where he had been since September, suffering from infectious
aphonia.
References
1931 births
2010 deaths
Brazilian people of Syrian descent
Deaths from multiple organ failure
People from São Paulo
Brazilian Labour Party (current) politicians
Brazilian police officers
Members of the Federal Senate (Brazil)
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