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| Jos? Dirceu (Jos? Dirceu de Oliveira e Silva) |
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Mar 16, 1946 Passa Quatro | From radical, to respected politician, to symbol of the Mensal?o corruption scandal. When young, Jos? Dirceu was a kind of pop star: the long-haired radical militant of the 1960s and 70s was well known as a student leader and a Don Juan. He had many girlfriends at the same time and followed the teachings of free love. He even got involved with a girl who was a spy working for the Department of Security, a girl his friends called the Golden Apple. He was arrested in 1968, when he was a candidate for the presidency of UNE (Uni?o Nacional dos Estudantes - National Students Union). He was freed in 1969, along with other political prisoners, in exchange for Charles Elbrik, then US Ambassador to Brazil, who had been kidnapped. . Read more... | |||||
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