- Jefferson Peres
Jefferson Peres (
March 18 ,1932 –May 23 ,2008 ) was aBrazil ian professor and politician, member of the Brazilian Senate (Senado Federal) from 1995.pt icon [http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/brasil/ult96u404648.shtml "Senador Jefferson Péres morre aos 76 anos em Manaus"] – "Folha (23/05/2008)" (Retrieved on May 23, 2008)]At the 2006 Presidential election, Peres was the vice-presidential candidate for the Democratic Labour Party (PDT), supporting
Cristovam Buarque 's presidential candidacy. [cite news |first= |last=Agência Brasil |authorlink= |author= |coauthors= |title= PDT escolhe Jefferson Peres como vice de Cristovam à Presidência|url=http://verdesmares.globo.com/v3/canais/noticias.asp?codigo=148800&modulo=182 |format= |work= |publisher= |location= |id= |pages= |page= |date=27 June 2006 |accessdate=2008-05-25 |language=Portuguese |quote= |archiveurl= |archivedate= ]Péres was involved in a popular movement to nationalize the oil industry in Brazil in the 1950s.
He opposed the reconstruction of the
BR-319 highway through Brazil's rain forest. He called for the replacement of the "wholly artificial"Manaus industrial park (which exists in part because of tax incentives) with production of goods from local raw materials. [cite news |first=Mario |last=Osava |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Development-Brazil: Activists Opposed to Rebuilding Amazon Highways |url=http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=42158 |work=IPS |publisher= |date=April 28, 2008 |accessdate=2008-05-25 ]In 1988 he became the mayor of
Manaus and held that position until he was elected to the Senate in 1995.Outside of politics, Peres was the director of
Universidade Federal do Amazonas andFundação Getulio Vargas . He taught economics atUniversidade Federal do Amazonas .References
External links
*pt icon [http://www.senado.gov.br/web/senador/jefperes/default.htm Official site at Brazil's Senate]
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