Ulysses Guimarães
Ulysses Guimarães | |
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Minister of Industry and Trade | |
In office 8 September 1961 – 18 September 1962 | |
President | João Goulart |
Prime Minister | Tancredo Neves Brochado da Rocha |
Preceded by | Artur Bernardes Filho |
Succeeded by | Dias Carneiro |
Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
In office 26 June 1962 – 12 October 1992 | |
Constituency | São Paulo |
In office 11 March 1951 – 11 September 1961 | |
Constituency | São Paulo |
State Deputy of São Paulo | |
In office 14 March 1947 – 11 March 1951 | |
Constituency | At-large |
Born | Ulysses Silveira Guimarães 6 October 1916 |
Disappeared | 12 October 1992 (aged 76) Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Status | Missing for 31 years, 6 months and 12 days; declared dead in absentia on 12 October 1992 (aged 76) |
Alma mater | Law School, University of São Paulo (BSS) |
Occupation(s) | Lawyer, politician, professor |
Political party | |
Spouse | Ida de Almeida Guimarães |
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Ulysses Silveira Guimarães (Portuguese pronunciation: [uˈlisis siwˈvejɾɐ ɡimɐˈɾɐ̃js] October 6, 1916 – October 12, 1992) was a Brazilian politician and lawyer who played an important role in opposing the military dictatorship in Brazil and in the fight to restore democracy in the country. He died in a helicopter accident by the shore near Angra dos Reis, in the south of Rio de Janeiro state.[1]
Biography
Childhood and youth
Ulysses Silveira Guimarães was born in the village of Itaqueri da Serra, today a district of
Professional life
He was a teacher for several years at the
He was elected state deputy for São Paulo, for Constituent Assembly of 1947, by the
Guimarães held the Ministry of Industry and Trade at the office of Tancredo Neves, during the short parliamentary experience in Brazil (1961-1962). He initially welcomed the military takeover of 1964, but soon moved to the opposition. With the introduction of bipartisanship (1965), he joined the Brazilian Democratic Movement, of which he would be vice president and then president. He was president of the Latin American Parliament from 1967 to 1970.
Struggle for political opening
In 1973, he launched his symbolic "anticandidacy" to the presidency for
On November 29, 1976, at the Plenary Tiradentes of the Legislative Assembly of São Paulo, he founded OPB - Order of Parliamentarians of Brazil, a class association without partisan, religious or social ties, of which he is patron. Ahead of the party, he has participated in all campaigns for a return to democracy, including the struggle for broad, general and unrestricted amnesty. With the end of bipartisanship (1979), the MDB became Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB), of which he would be national president.
Political activism
Together with Tancredo Neves, Orestes Quércia and Franco Montoro, Guimarães led new campaigns by democratization such as direct elections, popularly known by the slogan: Diretas Já. Ulysses Guimarães was almost the candidate for president of the Republic in 1985 by PMDB, when elections were held in the electoral college. The political articulations of the era ultimately led to the election of a "mixed" ticket with Tancredo Neves as PMDB presidential candidate and José Sarney, ex-PDS/Frente Liberal, as running mate.
The Neves/Sarney ticket won in a landslide. However, Neves fell gravely ill in the weeks leading up to his inauguration, and it soon became apparent that he would be too sick to be sworn in as scheduled on March 15. Several politicians argued that Guimarães, who had been elected President of the Chamber of Deputies, should have ascended as acting president. They took the line that Sarney should be sworn in alongside Neves, as he had only been elected vice president by virtue of being Neves' running mate. However, Guimarães himself argued that Sarney should assume office as acting president, since the vice president's main duty was to stand in for the president when necessary. Accordingly, Sarney was sworn in as vice president, and immediately became acting president, formally ascending as president upon Neves' death on April 21.
Guimarães was
Death
He died in a helicopter crash off the coast of Angra dos Reis, in Rio de Janeiro on October 12, 1992, with his wife D. Mora, former Senator Severo Gomes, his wife and the pilot. The body of Guimarães has never been found.
Written works
- Vida Exemplar de Prudente de Morais, 1940
- Navegar é preciso, Viver não é preciso, 1973
- Socialização do Direito, 1978
- Esperança e Mudança, 1982
- Tentativa, 1983
- Diretas Já, 1984
- PT Saudações, 1988
- Da Fé fiz Companheira, 1989
- Ou Mudamos ou seremos Mudados, 1991
- Parliamentarismo – Além de ser mais forte, substitui um regime fraco, February 1992.
References
- ^ Brooke, James. "Ulysses Guimaraes, 'Grandfather' Of Brazilian Democracy, Is Dead". The New York Times. October 14, 1992. Retrieved on 10-30-2012.
- ^ "A história de Ulysses Guimarães, o Senhor Diretas, no Santos FC". Santosfc.com.br. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
- ^ "Presidentes da Câmara dos Deputados". Portal da Câmara dos Deputados.