Rui Falcão

Rui Goethe da Costa Falcão (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈʁuj fawˈkɐ̃w]; born 26 November 1943, in Pitangui) is a Brazilian politician, former president of the Workers' Party (Partido dos Trabalhadores) and current Federal Deputy representing the state of São Paulo.^[1] He also served as the President of the Workers' Party in 1994 and was elected again president of the party to the terms 2011–2013, 2013-2015 and 2015–2017. Preceded senator Gleisi Hoffmann, who took office on 3 June 2017.^[2] He was the Secretary of Government^[3] of São Paulo during Marta Suplicy's administration.