Edmilson Costa
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Edmilson Costa | |
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| General Secretary of the Brazilian Communist Party | |
| Assumed office 17 October 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Ivan Pinheiro |
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| Born | Edmilson Silva Costa 8 April 1950 Pedreiras, Maranhão, Brazil |
| Political party | PCB (1970–present) |
| Alma mater | Federal University of Maranhão (BSS) |
| Profession | Economist |
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.
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),[1] 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.[2]
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.[3]
On 17 October 2016, he became General Secretary of the Brazilian Communist Party, replacing Ivan Pinheiro.[4][5]