What is João Lyra?
'''João José Pereira de Lyra''' (17 June 1931 – 12 August 2021) was a Brazilian businessman and politician. He was a Member of the [[Brazilian Senate|Federal Senate]] from 1989 to 1991, and a Member of the [[Chamber of Deputies (Brazil)|Chamber of Deputies]] from 2003 to 2007, and from 2011 to 2015.<ref>{{cite web|title=Panama Papers - The Power Players|url=https://panamapapers.icij.org/the_power_players/|website=International Consortium of Investigative Journalists|accessdate=5 April 2016}}</ref> He was born in [[Recife]], Brazil. Lyra died on 12 August 2021 in [[Maceió]], Brazil of problems caused by [[bronchopneumonia]], aged 90.<ref>[https://g1.globo.com/al/alagoas/noticia/2021/08/12/joao-lyra-morre-aos-90-anos-em-maceio.ghtml João Lyra morre aos 90 anos em Maceió] {{in lang|pt}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Lyra, Joao}} [[Category:1931 births]] [[Category:2021 deaths]] [[Category:Brazilian businesspeople]] [[Category:Politicians from Pernambuco]] [[Category:People from Recife]] {{bio-stub}}