Carlos Eduardo Cadoca

Cadoca
Cadoca
Member of the Chamber of Deputies from Pernambuco
	In office; 1999–2019
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Pernambuco
	In office; 1995–1999
City councilor of Recife
	In office; 1983–1995
Personal details
Born	April 23, 1940; Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
Died	December 13, 2020 (aged 80); Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
Political party	Democratic Labour Party (Brazil) (PDT)
Other political; affiliations	PMDB (former); PSC (former); PCdoB (former);
Alma mater	Faculdade de Direito do Recife, Federal University of Pernambuco
Profession	Politician, lawyer

Carlos Eduardo Cintra da Costa Pereira (23 April 1940 – 13 December 2020), better known as Carlos Eduardo Cadoca or simply Cadoca, was a Brazilian politician and lawyer.^[1]

Career

Before pursuing a career in politics, Cadoca went to Faculdade de Direito do Recife, a law school, part of the Federal University of Pernambuco and graduated in 1967.^[1]

Between the years of 1983 and 1995, Cadoca served as City councilor of Recife.^[1]

In 1994, Cadoca was elected Member of the Legislative Assembly of Pernambuco. His first and only term lasted from 1995 to 1999.^[1]

In 1998, he was elected Member of the Chamber of Deputies representing his birth state of Pernambuco. His first term went from 1999 to 2003.^[1]

In 2002, he was re-elected Federal Deputy for Pernambuco. His second term lasted from 2003 to 2007.^[1]

In 2006, he was again re-elected Federal Deputy. His third tenure started in 2007 and ended in 2011.^[1]

In 2010, he was elected Federal Deputy for the fourth consecutive time. He remained in power from 2011 to 2015.^[1]

In 2014, Cadoca was elected Federal Deputy for the fifth and last time. This time he remained in power between the years of 2015 and 2019.^[1]

Personal life and death

Cadoca was married to Berenice de Andrade Lima and had four sons.^[2]

He died from complications brought on by COVID-19 in Recife at the age of 80 on 13 December 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "Carlos Eduardo Cadoca: Biografia". Chamber of Deputies (Brazil). Retrieved December 27, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Ex-deputado federal Cadoca morre aos 80 anos devido a complicações da Covid-19". G1. Retrieved December 13, 2020.

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[cd-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "Carlos Eduardo Cadoca: Biografia". Chamber of Deputies (Brazil). Retrieved December 27, 2020.

[g1-2] "Ex-deputado federal Cadoca morre aos 80 anos devido a complicações da Covid-19". G1. Retrieved December 13, 2020.

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