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Overview
- He was found unconscious on the wet sand at Itamambuca around 5:40 p.m., and despite CPR and advanced procedures, his death was confirmed at the scene.
- A friend said he had gone to the beach with companions to watch the sunset and was briefly out of sight before the incident.
- A wake is scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 15, from 8 to 11 a.m. at USP’s FFLCH in São Paulo, with cremation to follow, according to family and university notices.
- USP and the Brazilian Political Science Association lauded his scholarship on democracy and institutions and his institution‑building, including the NP3 and the Quality of Democracy group.
- A founder of Brazil’s Workers’ Party who later became a critic, he also served in the Culture Ministry from 1995 to 2002 during Fernando Henrique Cardoso’s government.