Romeu Tuma (October 4, 1931 – October 26, 2010) was a Brazilian

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and a former director of the

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. Tuma was born on October 4, 1931, in

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, Brazil. He died on October 26, 2010, of

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, in the Sirio-Libanês Hospital in São Paulo, where he had been since September, suffering from infectious

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1931 births 2010 deaths Brazilian people of Syrian descent Deaths from multiple organ failure People from São Paulo Brazilian Labour Party (current) politicians Brazilian police officers Members of the Federal Senate (Brazil) {{brazil-politician-stub