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Renato Rabelo, Ex-PCdoB President and Veteran Leftist Strategist, Dies at 83

Leaders on Brazil's left hailed the former PCdoB chief as a unifying strategist whose work shaped coalitions from the 1980s onward.

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O ex-presidente do PCdoB, Renato Rabelo.
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Overview

  • The Communist Party of Brazil confirmed his death on Feb. 15 after a multi-year battle with cancer.
  • A public wake is scheduled for Monday morning, Feb. 16, at the Palácio do Trabalhador in São Paulo’s Liberdade district, with cremation to follow.
  • Rabelo led the PCdoB from 2001 to 2015 after decades of militancy that included exile in France following the 1976 Chacina da Lapa and return under the 1979 amnesty.
  • He helped assemble the Frente Brasil Popular and was among the organizers who backed Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s first presidential run in 1989.
  • President Lula and other prominent figures posted tributes highlighting Rabelo’s strategic vision, while his later work included leading the Fundação Maurício Grabois and shaping party thought.