Former federal deputy for Minas Gerais Marcos Lima dies | Minas Gerais



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The former federal deputy for Minas Gerais, Marcos Lima, died this Saturday (13) after go into cardiac arrest. He was 74 years old. The information was released by Councilor Alexandre Campos (DEM), president of the Itaúna City Council, in the central region of the state.

Even so, according to the parliamentarian, the legislative house of the municipality should give space to the wake of the politician, born in the city, this Sunday (14). There is no information on how the farewell will be, due to the health protocols imposed by the Covid-19 pandeia.

According to a biography published by the Getúlio Vargas Foundation, Marcos Guimarães de Cerqueira Lima was born in Itaúna on June 25, 1946 and moved to Rio de Janeiro, where he completed his studies until graduating in civil engineering at the then University of Brazil, current University Federal of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ).

He took office as a federal deputy for the first time in 1983. Even as a deputy, he assured the opportunity to participate in the National Constituent Assembly, which drafted the Brazilian Constitution of 1988.

Marcos Lima was successively reelected, holding the position of federal deputy until 2003. He participated in important decisions of the Federal Chamber, such as the indirect vote that elected Tancredo Neves president of Brazil in 1985; He was also in favor of the impeachment of former President Fernando Collor in 1992.

The former federal deputy was affiliated with the Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB), which issued a note of condolence spread by the official profile on social networks. The party mourned the death and offered condolences to Marcos Lima’s friends and family. The current president of the MDB, Baleia Rossi, also spoke, lamenting the death of the politician.

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