Edmilson Costa

Edmilson Costa
General Secretary of the Brazilian Communist Party
Incumbent
Assumed office
17 October 2016
Preceded byIvan Pinheiro
Personal details
BornEdmilson Silva Costa
(1950-04-08) 8 April 1950 (age 76)
Pedreiras, Maranhão, Brazil
PartyPCB (1970–present)
EducationFederal University of Maranhão (BSS)
ProfessionEconomist

Edmilson Silva Costa (born 8 April 1950 in Pedreiras) is a Brazilian politician affiliated to the Brazilian Communist Party (PCB), serving as the party's General Secretary. He is a Doctor of Economics at the State University of Campinas.

Biography

In 1992, after defending the thesis A Política Salarial no Brasil, 1964-1985: 21 anos de arrocho salarial e acumulação predatória (The Wage Policy in Brazil, 1964-1985: 21 years of wage squeeze and predatory accumulation), under the supervision of Waldir da Silva Quadros, professor of Economist at the State University of Campinas, he became Doctor of Economist at Unicamp.

He was a candidate for Mayor of São Paulo for the Communist Party in 2008.

On 26 April 2010, Costa was announced as candidate for Vice President of Brazil in the 2010 elections, along with then-General Secretary Ivan Pinheiro.

On 17 October 2016, he became General Secretary of the Brazilian Communist Party, replacing Ivan Pinheiro.

Works

References

  1. ↑ Costa, Edmilson (1996). A Política Salarial no Brasil, 1964-1985: 21 anos de arrocho salarial e acumulação predatória (DSc). Universidade Estadual de Campinas. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  2. ↑ "PCB confirma candidatura de Edmilson Costa à Prefeitura de São Paulo". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 21 June 2008. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  3. ↑ "Edmilson Costa é o pré-candidato a vice da pré-candidatura própria de Ivan Pinheiro à Presidência". Partido Comunista Brasileiro (in Brazilian Portuguese). 26 April 2010. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  4. ↑ "Edmilson Costa substitui Ivan Pinheiro na Secretaria Geral do PCB". Partido Comunista Brasileiro (in Brazilian Portuguese). 17 October 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  5. ↑ "Carta de Edmilson Costa à militância comunista". Partido Comunista Brasileiro (in Brazilian Portuguese). 23 October 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2023.