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José Genoino Neto (born 3 May 1946) is a Brazilian politician and former guerrilla fighter.

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José Genoino


National President of the Workers' Party
In office December 7, 2002 – July 9, 2005
Preceded by	José Dirceu
Succeeded by	Tarso Genro

Personal details
Born	(1946-05-03) 3 May 1946 (age 78) Quixeramobim, Ceará, Brazil
Political party	Workers' Party

Biography

Born in Quixeramobim in the state of Ceará,^[1] he fought as a guerrilla in one of the movements against the Brazilian military leaders Artur da Costa e Silva, Emílio Garrastazu Médici and Ernesto Geisel who ruled Brazil in the seventies. Ultimately, he was given amnesty,^[2] and elected as a congressman for São Paulo, serving between 1982 and 2002.^[3] At the end of 2002, he was elected president of the Brazilian Workers Party.^[4] In 2012, he was found guilty of corruption in one of the largest corruption scandals case by the Brazilian Supreme Court and, as of 2014, is under house arrest.

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