Hélio Bicudo
Hélio Bicudo | |
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Minister of Finances Acting | |
| In office 27 September 1963 – 4 October 1963 | |
| President | João Goulart |
| Preceded by | Carvalho Pinto |
| Succeeded by | Ney Neves Galvão |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hélio Pereira Bicudo 5 July 1922 São Paulo, Brazil |
| Died | 31 July 2018 (aged 96)[1] São Paulo, Brazil |
| Political party | PT (1980–2005) |
| Alma mater | Law School, University of São Paulo (LL.B.) |
| Profession | Attorney |
Hélio Pereira Bicudo (5 July 1922 – 31 July 2018) was a Brazilian jurist and politician.
Biography
During the term of Carvalho Pinto as Governor of São Paulo, Bicudo was the first president of the Urubupungá Electric Centrals, builders of the Jupiá and Ilha Solteira power plants.
He was acting Minister of Finance, replacing Carvalho Pinto between 27 September and 4 October 1963.
As Justice Prosecutor of
In 1981, became part of the 1st executive board of Directors of Wilson Pinheiro Foundation, foundation of partisan support instituted by the PT, predecessor of the Perseu Abramo Foundation.
In 1986, Bicudo was candidate to the Senate by the PT, placing 3rd, after the elected Mário Covas and Fernando Henrique Cardoso, both from the PMDB.
Was City Secretary of Legal Affairs of
In February 2000, he was sworn president of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, based in Washington. Is the third Brazilian to assume the presidency of the entity.
Hélio was Vice Mayor of São Paulo from 2001 to 2004, during the administration of Marta Suplicy.
One of the approximately 100 professor that founded the then called Workers' Party in Education and then the Workers' Party in 1980, which he was member until 2005, following the Mensalão scandal.
In 2010, declared support to Marina Silva in the first round and to José Serra in the second round. In 2012, supported Serra one more time for Mayor of São Paulo.[2]
Created and presided, between 2003 and 2013, the Inter-American Foundation of Defence of the Human Rights (FidDH), entity that acted alongside the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, denouncing and following cases of disrespect of human rights in Brazil.
The complaints under his responsibility were transferred to the care of many other entities of the same objective. The closure of activities of the FidDH happened because of the lack of financial resources. Its library collection was donated to the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo in the same year in a solemn act.
In 2015, he filed in the
Bicudo died on 31 July 2018.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Morre advogado Hélio Bicudo, fundador do PT e autor do pedido de impeachment de Dilma". 31 July 2018.
- ^ "Fundador do PT, Hélio Bicudo declara apoio a José Serra" (in Portuguese). Último Segundo. 16 October 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- ^ Rizério, Lara (1 September 2015). "Fundador do PT, Hélio Bicudo entra com pedido de impeachment contra Dilma Rousseff" (in Portuguese). Info Money. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- ^ Bocchini, Bruno (11 September 2015). "Movimentos sociais aderem ao requerimento de Hélio Bicudo sobre impeachment" (in Portuguese). Agência Brasil. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- ^ Passarinho, Nathalia (2 December 2015). "Eduardo Cunha autoriza abrir processo de impeachment de Dilma" (in Portuguese). G1. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- ^ Garcia, Gustavo; Calgaro, Fernanda; Matoso, Filipe; Lis, Laís; Rodrigues, Mateus (31 August 2016). "Senado aprova impeachment, Dilma perde mandato e Temer assume" (in Portuguese). G1. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
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