Plínio de Arruda Sampaio
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Plínio Soares de Arruda Sampaio (26 July 1930 – 8 July 2014) was a Brazilian intellectual and political activist, who was affiliated with the Partido Socialismo e Liberdade (PSOL). He ran as a candidate for the presidency of the Federative Republic of Brazil in 2010.
Plínio de Arruda Sampaio | |
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Political offices | |
1987–1991 | Federal Deputy for São Paulo |
1985–1986 | Federal Deputy for São Paulo |
1963–1964 | Federal Deputy for São Paulo |
1961–1961 | Secretary of Interior and Justice Affairs of the Municipality of São Paulo |
1959–1961 | Deputy Chief of Staff of the State of São Paulo |
Personal details | |
Born | Plínio Soares de Arruda Sampaio (1930-07-26)26 July 1930 São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil |
Died | 8 July 2014(2014-07-08) (aged 83) São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil |
Cause of death | Bone cancer |
Resting place | Araçá Cemitery, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil 23.5534291°S 46.6682753°W / -23.5534291; -46.6682753 |
Political party | PSOL (2005–2014) PT (1980–2005) MDB (1976–1980) PDC (1950–1965) |
Spouse |
Marietta Ribeiro de Azevedo
(m. 1955) |
Children | 6 |
Parents |
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Occupation | Public prosecutor, teacher |
A graduate of University of São Paulo School of Law in the class of 1954, he was president of the Catholic University Youth and was an active member of Popular Action.
He had been a prosecutor, deputy in the 1988 Constituent Assembly and chaired the Brazilian Association for Land Reform (ABRA), an institution that fights for land reform in Brazil. He also directed the weekly newspaper Correio da Cidadania.