José Genoino Neto (born 3 May 1946) is a Brazilian politician and former guerrilla fighter.

Biography

Born in Quixeramobim in the state of

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, he fought as a guerrilla in one of the movements against the Brazilian military leaders

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and

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who ruled Brazil in the seventies. Ultimately, he was given

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, and elected as a congressman for

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, serving between 1982 and 2002. At the end of 2002, he was elected president of the Brazilian Workers Party.Robb (2005), p. 302. In 2012, he was found guilty of corruption in one of the largest corruption scandals case by the Brazilian Supreme Court and, as of 2014, is under house arrest.

References

1946 births Living people People from Quixeramobim Presidents of the Workers' Party (Brazil) Workers' Party (Brazil) politicians Brazilian guerrillas Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Brazil) from Ceará Brazilian politicians convicted of corruption {{Brazil-Deputy-stub