Tasso Ribeiro Jereissati (born 15 December 1948) is federal senator of

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. He is a former governor of

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from 1987 to 1991 and again from 1995 to 2002. He was formerly president of the Teotônio Vilela Institute, a PSDB-affiliated think tank.

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Official page at the Brazilian Senate
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jereissati, Tasso 1948 births Living people People from Fortaleza Members of the Federal Senate (Brazil) Governors of Ceará Brazilian people of Arab descent Brazilian Social Democracy Party politicians Brazilian people of Lebanese descent