Enéas Carneiro
| Enéas Ferreira Carneiro | |
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| Federal deputy | |
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In office January 1, 2003 – May 6, 2007 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | November 5, 1938 Rio Branco, AC, Brazil |
| Died | May 6, 2007 (aged 68) Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil |
| Political party | PRONA, later PR |
| Alma mater | Escola de Medicina e Cirurgia do Rio de Janeiro (now Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro) |
| Profession | cardiologist |
Enéas Ferreira Carneiro (Brazilian Portuguese: [ẽˈnɛɐs feˈʁejɾɐ kaʁˈnejɾw]; November 5, 1938 – May 6, 2007) was a Brazilian physician and politician. He represented the state of São Paulo in the National Chamber of Deputies (the lower house of the National Congress) and ran for the presidency three times as a perennial candidate. He was a founder and leader of the Party of the Reconstruction of the National Order (PRONA), which was usually seen as being on the right.
Enéas was born and raised in Acre, in Brazil's far west. He lost his parents at the age of nine and had to work to support his brothers. In 1958 he left Acre to begin studies in Rio de Janeiro. After getting graduated in physics and mathematics. In 1959 he became an auxiliary anesthesiologist. In 1965 he received a medical degree from the Rio de Janeiro College of Medicine, with a specialty in cardiology. His academic pursuits, however, were not confined to medicine, and he has written articles on diverse subjects, including philosophy, logic and robotics. In 1980 he received a medical degree from the Cancer Hospital of Rio de Janeiro.
In 1985 he established PRONA. In 1989 he ran for the presidency in Brazil's first direct elections after the end of military rule. Under the electoral laws, every candidate was given a daily amount of free airtime to set out their agenda. As the amount of airtime was proportional to the candidate's party political size, PRONA only got roughly 15 seconds of airtime for each TV appearance. Nevertheless, he made the most of the opportunity. His exotic image — he was a small, bald man with a large beard and thick "coke-bottle" glasses — drew attention, as did his inflamed speech. In what would become his trademark, he finished it with the catchphrase Meu nome é Enéas ("My name is Enéas") — perhaps a gesture of humility or informality, or perhaps a way to save valuable time. The previously unknown politician was placed 12th out of a field of 21 candidates.
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