José Mentor Guilherme de Mello Netto (30 September 1948 – 25 July 2020), better known simply as José Mentor, was a Brazilian lawyer and politician from the state of

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who served as a

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Career

Before pursuing a career in politics, Mentor graduated as a Lawyer at the

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. Between the years of 1989 and 1991, he was elected and worked as a Member of the

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. In 1992, he was elected

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or of

. His tenure went from 1993 to 1996. In 1996, he was re-elected to the

, and remained in office from 1997 to 2000, when he was again re-elected. His third and last term lasted until 2003. in 2002, Mentor was elected a Member of the

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, representing his birth state of

. His tenure went from 2003 to 2007, and in 2006, he was re-elected. His second term lasted from 2007 to 2011. In 2010, he was re-elected for a third term, lasting between 2011 and 2015. His fourth term started in 2015 and finished in 2019. In 2018, he attempted to obtain a fifth term in the

, but he failed to secure enough votes to be elected.

Death

On 25 July 2020, Mentor died in

at the age of 71 due to complications brought on by

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during the

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References

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