Aluízio Alves
Aluízio Alves (11 August 1921 – 6 May 2006) was a Brazilian journalist, lawyer, and politician. He was the governor of the state of Rio Grande do Norte, from 1961 to 1966, later being arrested by the Brazilian military dictatorship through Institutional Act Number Five (AI-5) in 1969. He was a member of the politically prominent Alves family, which has competed with the Maia family for dominance in the political scene for decades. His son is former federal deputy and minister Henrique Eduardo Alves. His other brothers Agnelo Alves, Agnelo and Garibaldi Alves, Garibaldi, and their sons, including Carlos Eduardo Alves, Carlos Eduardo and Garibaldi Alves Filho, Garibaldi Filho, were and are major politicians in their own right. Early life and education Alves was born on 11 August 1921 in Angicos. He was the son of Manuel Alves Filho and Maria Fernandes Alves. He was a lawyer who graduated with a degree in Juridical and Social Sciences from the School of Law of Maceió and a spe ...
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