Adão Pretto was a farmer,
Brazilian politician and founder of the
"landless movement". In 1990, he was elected as a federal deputy auditor and re-elected as congressman in 1994, 1998, 2002 and 2006.
[After Neoliberalism?: The Left and Economic Reforms in Latin America] by Gustavo A. Flores-Macias on March 22, 2012 (Oxford University Press)]
See also
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Central Única dos Trabalhadores
Central Única dos Trabalhadores ( en, Unified Workers' Central), commonly known by the acronym CUT, is the main national trade union center in Brazil.
History
CUT was formed on 28 August 1983 in São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo, during the Fi ...
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Landless Workers' Movement
Landless Workers' Movement ( pt, Movimento dos Trabalhadores Rurais Sem Terra, MST) is a social movement in Brazil, inspired by Marxism, generally regarded as one of the largest in Latin America with an estimated informal membership of 1.5 millio ...
References
1945 births
Workers' Party (Brazil) politicians
Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Brazil) from Rio Grande do Sul
2009 deaths
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