Romeu Tuma

Romeu Tuma
Romeu Tuma
Senator for São Paulo
	In office; February 1, 1995 – October 26, 2010
Director-General of the Federal Police of Brazil
	In office; January 29, 1986 – April 29, 1992
President	José Sarney; Fernando Collor
Preceded by	Luiz de Alencar Araripe
Succeeded by	Amaury Aparecido Galdino
Personal details
Born	October 4, 1931; São Paulo, Brazil
Died	October 26, 2010 (aged 79); São Paulo, Brazil
Political party	PL (1984–95); PSL (1995–97); PFL (1997–2007); PTB (2007–10);
Spouse	Zilda Dirane Tuma
Occupation	Politician and former police officer

Romeu Tuma (October 4, 1931 – October 26, 2010) was a Brazilian politician and a former director of the Federal Police.^[1]

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Tuma was born on October 4, 1931, in São Paulo, Brazil, to a family of Syrian descent.^[2] He died on October 26, 2010, of multiple organ dysfunction syndrome, in the Sirio-Libanês Hospital in São Paulo, where he had been since September, suffering from infectious aphonia.^[3]

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