Carlos Eduardo Cadoca

Before pursuing a career in politics, Cadoca went to Faculdade de Direito do Recife, a law school, part of the Federal University of Pernambuco and graduated in 1967.^[1]

Between the years of 1983 and 1995, Cadoca served as City councilor of Recife.^[1]

In 1994, Cadoca was elected Member of the Legislative Assembly of Pernambuco. His first and only term lasted from 1995 to 1999.^[1]

In 1998, he was elected Member of the Chamber of Deputies representing his birth state of Pernambuco. His first term went from 1999 to 2003.^[1]

In 2002, he was re-elected Federal Deputy for Pernambuco. His second term lasted from 2003 to 2007.^[1]

In 2006, he was again re-elected Federal Deputy. His third tenure started in 2007 and ended in 2011.^[1]

In 2010, he was elected Federal Deputy for the fourth consecutive time. He remained in power from 2011 to 2015.^[1]

In 2014, Cadoca was elected Federal Deputy for the fifth and last time. This time he remained in power between the years of 2015 and 2019.^[1]

Cadoca was married to Berenice de Andrade Lima and had four sons.^[2]

He died from complications brought on by COVID-19 in Recife at the age of 80 on 13 December 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil.^[2]