Asdrubal Bentes
Asdrubal Mendes Bentes (27 July 1939 – 27 April 2020) was a Brazilian politician and lawyer from the state of Pará.
Asdrubal Bentes | |
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 Asdrubal Bentes in 2014 | |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies from Pará | |
| In office 1 February 2001 – 26 March 2014 | |
| In office 1 February 1997 – 31 January 1999 | |
| In office 1 February 1987 – 31 January 1991 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Asdrubal Mendes Bentes July 27, 1939 Humaitá, Amazonas, Brazil |
| Died | April 27, 2020 (aged 80) Belém, Pará, Brazil |
| Political party | Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB) |
| Alma mater | Federal University of Pará |
Life
He represented Pará in the national Chamber of Deputies, the lower house of the National Congress of Brazil, for several tenures beginning in 1987. Most recently, he served in the Chamber of Deputies for four consecutive terms from 1 February 2001, to 26 March 2014. He was also a former president of the Paysandu Sport Club, a Brazilian football team based in Belém.[1][2]
Death
Bentes was hospitalized in a Belém intensive care unit for COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil on 23 April 2020.[3] He died from complications of COVID-19 at the Hospital Aberlardo Santos in the Icoaraci district of Belém on April 27, 2020, at the age of 80.[1][4]
References
- "Ex-deputado federal e ex-presidente do Paysandu, Asdrubal Bentes morre com Covid-19, em Belém". G1. 2020-04-27. Archived from the original on 2020-05-02. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
- "Biografia: Asdrubal Bentes". Chamber of Deputies (Brazil). Archived from the original on 2020-02-15. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
- "Asdrubal Bentes internado com suspeita de covid-19". Correio de Carajás. 2020-04-23. Archived from the original on 2020-05-10. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
- "Asdrubal Bentes terá corpo sepultado em Belém hoje". Correio de Carajás. 2020-04-28. Archived from the original on 2020-05-10. Retrieved 2020-05-10.