Fernando Lyra (8 October 1938 – 14 February 2013) was a Brazilian politician who served as
Minister of Justice
A justice ministry, ministry of justice, or department of justice, is a ministry or other government agency in charge of the administration of justice. The ministry or department is often headed by a minister of justice (minister for justice in a ...
from 1985 to 1986.
Born in
Recife
Recife ( , ) is the Federative units of Brazil, state capital of Pernambuco, Brazil, on the northeastern Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic coast of South America. It is the largest urban area within both the North Region, Brazil, North and the Northeast R ...
in 1938, Lyra died of multiple organ failure in
São Paulo
São Paulo (; ; Portuguese for 'Paul the Apostle, Saint Paul') is the capital of the São Paulo (state), state of São Paulo, as well as the List of cities in Brazil by population, most populous city in Brazil, the List of largest cities in the ...
on 14 February 2013, at the of 73
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1938 births
2013 deaths
Ministers of justice of Brazil
Government ministers of Brazil
Brazilian Democratic Movement politicians
Democratic Labour Party (Brazil) politicians
Politicians from Recife
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Candidates for Vice President of Brazil