Jair Antonio Meneguelli (born 16 July 1947) is a Brazilian politician and former trade union leader.

Meneguelli in 2011
Jair Meneguelli
Jair Meneguelli in 2011
President of the National Council of SESI
In office
February 1, 2003
to January 31, 2015
Preceded byLeonor Barreto Franco
Succeeded byGilberto Carvalho
Congressman
Federal Deputy
President-Founder of CUT Nacional
President of the ABC Metallurgists Union - SP
Personal details
Born(1947-07-16)July 16, 1947
São Paulo, SP
NationalityItalian-Brazilian
Political partyPT
SpouseEdina Meneguelli
ProfessionToolsmith
Jair Meneguelli Pres Sesi em 2011
Robson Gomes

Born in São Caetano do Sul, Meneguelli studied at the Colégio Barão do Rio Branco before becoming a toolmaker. He found work with Willys Overland, which soon became part of Ford of Brazil. In 1977, he joined the Metalworkers' Union of São Bernardo do Campo and Diadema, and the following year he took part in a major campaign for wage increases. Through this, he came to know Lula, and Meneguelli was a founder member of the Workers' Party (PT) in 1980.[1]

In 1981, Meneguelli became president of the Metalworkers' Union, after Lula had been removed from office by the government. Two years later, he took it into the new Central Única dos Trabalhadores (CUT), and at the first CUT congress, in 1984, he was elected as its president. The CUT played a leading role in increasing industrial action, culminating in the 1986 general strike. In 1987, he stood down from the Metalworkers' Union, to focus on the CUT and the PT.[1][2]

Meneguelli stood down as leader of the CUT in 1994, and was elected as a deputy in the 1994 Brazilian general election. In 1995/96, he also served as deputy leader of PT. In 2000, he unsuccessfully ran to become mayor of São Caetano do Sul. He lost his parliamentary seat in 2002, being appointed as president of the Industrial Social Services.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Jair Antônio Meneguelli". Centro de Pesquisa e Documentação de História Contemporânea do Brasil. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b "JAIR MENEGUELLI". Câmara dos Deputados. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
Trade union offices
Preceded by
New position
President of the Central Única dos Trabalhadores
1984–1994
Succeeded by