Sebastião Nery (March 8, 1932 – September 23, 2024) was a Brazilian writer and journalist.
Early life and education Nery was born in Jaguaquara, in the state of Bahia, on March 8, 1932. From 1942 to 1950 he studied at the Seminary of Amargosa, Bahia, and at the Central Seminary of Bahia, in Salvador. Having moved to Belo Horizonte, he graduated in philosophy at the University of Minas Gerais in 1954, and began a course in juridical and social sciences, which he completed in 1958 at the Law School in Bahia.
Writing career Nery worked as a reporter for O Diário, a morning newspaper linked to the Archdiocese of Belo Horizonte; and for various other publications in the late 1950s before founding the weekly newspaper Jornal da Semana in 1959. He continued to write and edit for a range of print and television news outlets through the sixties and seventies.
Political career In November 1982 he took his place in the Chamber of Deputies in February 1983. He was a presidential candidate for Fernando Collor de Mello in 1989. He was then appointed cultural attaché in Rome, 1990–1991, and in Paris, 1993.
Death Nery died on September 23, 2024, at the age of 92.
Published works Sepulcro caiado: o verdadeiro Juraci, 1962 Folclore político v. l, 1973 Socialismo com liberdade, 1974 16 derrotas que abalaram o Brasil, 1974 Portugal, um salto no escuro, 1975 Folclore político v. 2, 1976 Folclore político v. 3, 1978 Pais e padrastos da pátria, 1980 Folclore político v. 4, 1982 Sibéria, Nicarágua, El Salvador e outros mundos, 1982 Crime e castigo da divida externa, 1985 A história da vitória: porque Collor ganhou, 1990 A eleição da reeleição, 1999 Grandes pecados da imprensa, 2000 Folclore político - 1950 histórias, 2002 A Nuvem, 50 anos de Historia do Brasil, 2009 Ninguém Me Contou Eu Vi - De Getúlio a Dilma, 2014
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