Luiz Gushiken
Luiz Gushiken | |
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Minister of Social Communication and Strategic Management | |
In office 1 January 2003 – 22 July 2005 | |
President | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva |
Preceded by | Bob Vieira da Costa |
Succeeded by | Luiz Tadeu Rigo |
Workers' Party National President | |
In office 11 December 1988 – 15 July 1990 | |
Preceded by | Olívio Dutra |
Succeeded by | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva |
Federal Deputy for São Paulo | |
In office 1 February 1987 – 1 February 1999 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Getulio Vargas Foundation | 8 May 1950
Profession | Politician, activist |
Luiz Gushiken (8 May 1950 – 13 September 2013) was a Brazilian union leader and politician. He was formerly the head of the social communication office of
In his youth he was a supporter of
Early life
Luiz Gushiken was born in the small town of
Political career and involvement
He began his political life as a union leader and participated intensely in the strikes of the 1980s during the
He was a member (deputado federal) of the
In 2005, Gushiken was accused - and defended himself - in ongoing lawsuits at the Court of Accounts of the Union (Tribunal de Contas da União, TCU) and at the Supreme Federal Court (Supremo Tribunal Federal, STF). He left SeCom and lost the rank of minister, assuming the position as Chief of the Center for Strategic Affairs (Núcleo de Assuntos Estratégicos, NAE). He permanently left the government in 2006, shortly after Lula's reelection.[12]
As a union leader, he defended pension funds against the losses caused by the agreement with
He was the target of relentless media campaigns,
Mensalão scandal and acquittal
Gushiken was accused of being part of a cash-for-votes scandal, known as the Mensalão Scandal, after which he was demoted and left the government soon thereafter. Later he was acquitted from all accusations in the AP 470 criminal lawsuit, in a verdict from the Supreme Federal Court decided in 2012, due to lack of evidence from his role in the scandal. Ex-Minister of the Supreme Federal Court José Dirceu later commented that Gushiken's indictment was "one of the great injustices of the [Mensalão scandal]" and "with no regard for the presumption of innocence".[15] Notwithstanding, the press was no less brutal in its remorseless campaign against all of those who were indicted in the scandal, with no formal apology being made for the rash and misguided conclusions of reporters.[citation needed]
Death
Gushiken died on 13 September 2013, at the age of 63 whilst admitted to
A former
See also
References
- ^ Son of conservative Japanese a star in Brazil's new leftist administration 24 December 2002, LENILSON FERREIRA, Japan Times
- ^ "Morre em São Paulo o ex-ministro Luiz Gushiken".
- ^ ISTOÉ, 15 de dezembro de 2004.
- ^ Ex-deputado petista Luiz Gushiken morre aos 63 anos vítima de câncer. Ele passou os últimos dias de vida no Hospital Sírio-Libanês, em São Paulo, se despedindo dos amigos mais íntimos. O Globo, 13 de setembro de 2013.
- ^ Luiz Gushiken, fundador do PT, morre aos 63 anos em São Paulo. Renato Biazzi and Alberto Gaspar. G1, 13 de setembro de 2013.
- Estadão, 13 de setembro de 2013.
- ^ a b Salvador, Paulo (13 September 2013). "Gushiken conduziu a despedida com a dignidade com que tocou a vida" [Gushiken took the farewell with the dignity with which it touched the life]. Rede Brasil Atual (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 18 September 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
- ^ Morre o ex-ministro do governo Lula, o petista Luiz Gushiken Archived 16 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine. UOL, 13 de setembro de 2013.
- ^ Áudio: Gushiken teve papel importante no processo de moderação do discurso do PT. Político trabalhou nas campanhas de Lula e se tornou um dos membros mais moderados do partido. Comentário de Kennedy Alencar. CBN, 13 de setembro de 2013.
- ^ Morre o ex-mininstro e ex-deputado Luiz Gushiken, 13 September 2013
- ^ Câmara dos Deputados. "Histórico Político". Retrieved 18 October 2012.
- ^ Ex-braço direito de Lula, Gushiken pede demissão do governo. G1, 13 de novembro de 2006.
- ^ "Luiz Gushiken - Rede de Escândalos - VEJA". Archived from the original on 8 October 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2013., Page visited on 18 October 2012
- ^ name=UOL Morre ministro do governo Lula, o petista Luiz Gushiken Archived 16 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine 13 September 2013
- ^ Acusação a Gushiken é das 'maiores injustiças' do mensalão, diz Dirceu
- ^ Ex-ministro Luiz Gushiken morre aos 63 anos em São Paulo Mônica Bergamo. Folha de S. Paulo, 13 September 2013.
- ^ Corpo do Ex-Ministro Luiz Gushiken é velado em São Paulo