José Eduardo Cardozo (born 18 April 1959) is a Brazilian

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and former

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. He ran uncessfully for the presidency of the Brazilian Workers' Party in 2009, finishing second behind

José Eduardo Dutra José Eduardo de Barros Dutra (11 April 1957 – 4 October 2015) was a Brazilian businessman, geologist and politician. He joined Petrobras in 1983, and served as CEO from 2003 to 2005. From 2007 to 2009, Dutra led the fuel distribution unit at Pe ...

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