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After his clinical health worsened, the former governor of Acre and former federal deputy Flaviano Melo died this Wednesday (20), aged 75, at Albert Einstein Hospital, in São Paulo.
Flaviano Melo was facing serious pneumonia. Photo: Juan Diaz/ContilNet
The man from Acre was suffering from pneumonia since November 6th, when he was transferred to the capital of São Paulo. Last week he also underwent a catheterization. The infection was considered under control, but it was not completely combated.
This past Tuesday (19), his health condition was considered serious and, according to family members, required a lot of care. Flaviano’s death was confirmed early this afternoon after the medical team confirmed brain death and turned off life support.
Who was Flaviano Melo?
The politician was once governor and federal deputy of Acre. Photo: Reproduction
Graduated in civil engineering from the Faculty of Civil Engineering of Barra do Piraí, now UGB, and from the State University of Guanabara, he worked on the construction of the Rio-Niterói Bridge between 1973 and 1974 and at the Mendes Júnior construction company between 1975 and 1983.
He entered political life in 1969, joining the MDB and, in 1980, with political opening, the PMDB.
His first public position was mayor of Rio Branco (1983-1986), appointed by governor Nabor Júnior, whom he succeeded after winning the 1986 elections.
In 1990 he was elected senator and in 1994 he once again ran for government of Acre, but was defeated by Orleir Cameli. He suffered another defeat when he tried to be re-elected to the Senate in 1998, being defeated, this time, by PT member Tião Viana.
In 2000, he was elected mayor of Rio Branco in the first round. However, he resigned from his position in 2002 to run for state government again. It ended up being won by the candidate for re-election, Jorge Viana. In the 2006 election he was elected federal deputy and, in 2010 and 2014, he was re-elected. In the latter he obtained 18,372 votes, being the seventh most voted among the 8 elected from his state for the 55th legislature.
