en Tarso Genro

Tarso Genro
Tarso Genro
Governor of Rio Grande do Sul
	In office; 1 January 2011 – 1 January 2015
Vice Governor	Beto Grill
Preceded by	Yeda Crusius
Succeeded by	José Ivo Sartori
President	In office; 16 March 2007 – 10 February 2010
Other positions
Minister of Justice
	In office; 16 March 2007 – 10 February 2010
President	Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Preceded by	Márcio Thomaz Bastos
Succeeded by	Luiz Paulo Barreto
Minister of Institutional Relations
	In office; 3 April 2006 – 16 March 2007
President	Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Preceded by	Jaques Wagner
Succeeded by	Walfrido dos Mares Guia
National President of the Workers' Party
	In office; 9 July 2005 – 11 October 2005
Preceded by	José Genoino
Succeeded by	Ricardo Berzoini
Minister of Education
	In office; 27 January 2004 – 29 July 2005
President	Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Preceded by	Cristovam Buarque
Succeeded by	Fernando Haddad
Mayor of Porto Alegre
	In office; 1 January 2001 – 4 April 2002
Vice Mayor	João Verle
Preceded by	Raul Pont
Succeeded by	João Verle
	In office; 1 January 1993 – 1 January 1997
Vice Mayor	Raul Pont
Preceded by	Olívio Dutra
Succeeded by	Raul Pont
Federal Deputy for Rio Grande do Sul
	In office; 6 April 1990 – 1 February 1991
Constituency	At-large
	In office; 11 January 1989 – 2 March 1989
Constituency	At-large
Vice Mayor of Porto Alegre
	In office; 1 January 1989 – 1 January 1993
Mayor	Olívio Dutra
Preceded by	Glênio Peres
Succeeded by	Raul Pont
Personal details
Born	6 March 1947 (age 77); São Borja, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Political party	PT
Spouse	Sandra Krebs Genro
Children	Luciana; Vanessa
Alma mater	Federal University of Santa Maria

Tarso Fernando Herz Genro (born 6 March 1947) is a Brazilian politician from the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul. An associate of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Genro was a leader of the Workers' Party (PT) in the 2000s.

Biography

Early years

Genro was born to a working-class family in São Borja, Rio Grande do Sul, Genro was active in politics from a young age. In the early 1980s, Genro was a spokesman for the Communist Revolutionary Party (PRC)^[1] along with his brother, Adelmo Genro Filho.^{[citation needed]}

As a member of the Workers' Party (PT), he was elected deputy mayor of Porto Alegre by the "Popular Front". He accumulated the position of vice mayor with that of government secretary. In 1992, Genro was elected to the position of Mayor of Porto Alegre, though he lost reelection in 1996. In 1998, he was speculated to be a potential presidential candidate for the PT in the place of Lula, though Lula ended up running^[2]

2000-present

As a result of the Mensalão scandal, Genro served the remainder of José Genoíno's term as party president in 2005. Ricardo Berzoini was elected to the post later that year.^{[citation needed]}

Following his service as interim president, Genro was a political adviser to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, former President of Brazil (2006–2010), during the contentious 2006 Presidential campaign.^[3] On 16 March 2007, he became the new Minister of Justice in Lula's cabinet.

When Italian far-left terrorist Cesare Battisti of the Armed Proletarians for Communism, wanted for four murders, was arrested in Rio de Janeiro in March 2007 by Brazilian and French police officers, Genro granted him status as a political refugee. It was a controversial decision, which divided Italy and the Brazilian and international press. In November 2009, the Brazilian Supreme Court declared Genro's grant of refugee status illegal.^[4]

In 2010, Genro was mentioned as a possible successor to Lula, though the PT nomination went to Dilma Rousseff.^[5]

Personal life

His daughter, Luciana Genro, is a socialist politician in Brazil who served as the presidential candidate of the Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL) in 2014. Fernando Marcel Genro Robaina, his grandson, is a former Brazilian footballer.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ "Biografia no site oficial de campanha". www.tarso13.com.br..
^ "Folha de S.Paulo - Lula apóia Tarso Genro para Presidência - 12/05/97". www1.folha.uol.com.br. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
^ Da Silva faces a runoff vote in Brazil - International Herald Tribune
^ International Extradition Treaty-Protocol are made between presidents – Brazil International Extradition Treaty-Protocol with the United States Archived 5 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine 18 June 1962, Date-Signed
^ "Lula já escolheu Dilma para ser candidata em 2010, diz Tarso - Política". Estadão (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 28 December 2020.

External links

Media related to Tarso Genro at Wikimedia Commons

Political offices
Preceded by Olivio Dutra	Mayor of Porto Alegre 1993–1997 2001–2002	Succeeded by Raul Pont
Preceded by Raul Pont	Mayor of Porto Alegre 1993–1997 2001–2002	Succeeded by João Verle
Preceded by Cristovam Buarque	Minister of Education 2004–2005	Succeeded by Fernando Haddad
Preceded by Jaques Wagner	Minister of Institutional Relations 2006–2007	Succeeded by Walfrido dos Mares Guia
Preceded by Márcio Thomaz Bastos	Minister of Justice 2007–2010	Succeeded by Luiz Paulo Barreto
Preceded by Yeda Crusius	Governor of Rio Grande do Sul 2011–2015	Succeeded by José Ivo Sartori
Political offices
Preceded by José Genoino	National President of the Workers' Party 2005	Succeeded by Ricardo Berzoini

[cam-1] "Biografia no site oficial de campanha". www.tarso13.com.br..

[2] "Folha de S.Paulo - Lula apóia Tarso Genro para Presidência - 12/05/97". www1.folha.uol.com.br. Retrieved 2 December 2020.

[3] Da Silva faces a runoff vote in Brazil - International Herald Tribune

[4] International Extradition Treaty-Protocol are made between presidents – Brazil International Extradition Treaty-Protocol with the United States Archived 5 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine 18 June 1962, Date-Signed

[5] "Lula já escolheu Dilma para ser candidata em 2010, diz Tarso - Política". Estadão (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 28 December 2020.

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