José Almi Pereira Moura full name of Cabo Almi, born on 17 December 1962, in

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and died on 24 May 2021, in

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, was a Brazilian

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was a member of the Workers Party. In 1987 he married Irene Carolina de Oliveira who had three children Flávio, Fabrícia e Monique.

Biography

Almi was born in

. He was a member of the

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from 2011 until his death in 2021. Born in

, José Almi Pereira Moura started to live in

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when he was still a child, taking up residence in the district of Lagoa Bonita, in Deodápolis. In 1982, he moved to

. He worked as a bus collector, packer and sales promoter for the food industry and also graduated as a lathe operator at

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. In 1988, he was promoted by the Military Police of

Political career

In 1996, he began his political career when he was elected councilor in

and re-elected for three terms. In the 2010 elections, he was elected state deputy and reelected for two more terms, in 2014 and 2018.

Death

Almi died in

, on 24 May 2021, of

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during the

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. The Governor of

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decreed three days of mourning for his death.

References

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