Senator Arolde de Oliveira (PSD) dies at 83, victim of covid-19



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Senator Arolde de Oliveira (PSD-RJ) died today as a result of a multiple organ failure caused by complications from covid-19, according to the family through social networks. Oliveira, 83, had been hospitalized for the last 4 days in a hospital in Rio de Janeiro.

We report that this afternoon (October 21), the Lord Jesus took for himself our beloved brother, Senator Arolde de Oliveira. Dead victim of the covid and, as a consequence, the multiple failure of the organs. The family now thanks all the Expressions of affection and prayers received all these days ”, says the publication.

A federal deputy for nine consecutive terms, he was elected senator in 2018 with 17% of the valid votes, surpassing traditional names in Rio, such as César Maia (DEM) and Lindbergh Farias (PT). Oliveira contested the elections on the ballot of the then candidate for governor, Índio da Costa (PSD), but had the main support in the Bolsonaro family to reach the Senate.

Evangelical and founder of a communication group specialized in gospel music, the senator was born in the municipality of São Luiz Gonzaga, in Rio Grande do Sul. He was a member of Aman (Academia Militar das Agulhas Negras), in Rio de Janeiro, and graduated as an engineer. by IME (Institute of Military Engineering).

Among the main agendas defended by the senator during the campaign, were the relaxation of the Disarmament Statute, the reduction of the criminal majority, the reduction of the number of parliamentarians, the “Escola Sem Partido” movement and the positions against the legalization of abortion and the drugs.

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