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Died, at the age of 80, the former vice president of the republic Marco Maciel, in Brasilia. The information was confirmed in the official account of his party, the Democrats. The burial is scheduled for this Saturday (12), at Campo da Esperança cemetery, in Asa Sul.
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Throughout his career, before becoming a politician, Maciel worked as a lawyer. Afterwards, he was elected to the positions of deputy, senator and governor of Pernambuco. He served as vice president during the government of Fernando Henrique Cardoso placeholder image, from 1995 to 2003.
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In 2014, Maciel was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease – a progressive disease that destroys memory and other important mental functions. O G1 tries to confirm the cause of death.
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On social networks, the Democrats party released a note in which the acronym “says goodbye, already with a longing heart”, to one of its founders. The statement is signed by the president of DEM, ACM Neto.
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“Marco Maciel was one of the most important cadres of our party. With his exemplary performance in public life, he wrote an impeccable history of dedication to our country.”
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In March, the Marco Maciel was diagnosed with Covid-19 and, at the time, he was admitted to a private hospital in Brasília for a battery of tests that confirmed the disease.
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At the time, the politician’s wife, Ana Maria Maciel, informed him that he was being treated at home, with medical advice, and that he had recovered from the infection. In May, Maciel received the second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine.
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Book released in Recife tells the political history and life of the politician Marco Maciel
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Marco Maciel was born in Recife in 1940. From a student leader, he rose to the position of vice president of the Republic in 1995.
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The politician won his first election as a state deputy in the 1960s, and in the following election, in 1970, Maciel was elected federal deputy. In 1976 he was elected president of the Chamber of Deputies.
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During the Geisel administration, Marco Maciel was chosen to take over the government of Pernambuco and, at the time, he created a project to combat the drought and gave priority to the Port of Suape, started during the government of Eraldo Gueiros. It was during his government that a ship docked in port for the first time.
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In politics, Maciel participated in the articulations that created the PDS, replacing the Arena. With the return of direct elections for governor, in 1982, he appointed deputy Roberto Magalhães to run for the government and ran for the Senate.
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Elected in the Senate, Maciel gained more prominence as a political articulator and, in 1984, he became a key player in the creation of an alliance with the opposition to the military regime. At the time, the senator from Pernambuco was quoted to be the deputy of Tancredo Neves, but senator José Sarney ended up being chosen.
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In 1994, Marco Maciel was named vice-presidential candidate for the presidency Fernando Henrique Cardoso, where he held the position until 2002. In 2003, the politician was elected to the Academia Brasileira de Letras, headquartered in Rio de Janeiro.
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