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
PresidentJosé Sarney
Fernando Collor
Preceded byLuiz de Alencar Araripe
Succeeded byAmaury Aparecido Galdino
Personal details
Born(1931-10-04)October 4, 1931
São Paulo, Brazil
DiedOctober 26, 2010(2010-10-26) (aged 79)
São Paulo, Brazil
Party
  • PL (1984–95)
  • PSL (1995–97)
  • PFL (1997–2007)
  • PTB (2007–10)
SpouseZilda Dirane Tuma
OccupationPolitician and former police officer

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

Tuma was born on October 4, 1931, in São Paulo, Brazil, to a family of Syrian descent. 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.

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