Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa BOOK by Vitor Matos

SYNOPSIS

Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa defines himself as a university professor, accomplished in full with his academic life, who became a professor of Law as he had aspired since he was a teenager. But Professor Marcelo , as he is known to all Portuguese, is much more than that. A figure present in national politics for the past 40 years, his real stint in political office has never been glorious. He was leader of the PSD for 1091 days, but he never became prime minister. Today, he does not hold political office, he does not lead, but he has more power than many ministers and deputies in the nation. He conditions, influences and maneuvers, has effective power and likes to exercise it. All because 12 years ago he invaded the home of the Portuguese with his televised commentary - conspiracy and manipulation accuse the opponents - from where it leaps, with surprising ease, lightness to the critics, from politics or economics to topics such as football. Marcelo is an «entertainer». On a journey over 64 years, the author tells us the history of the family, from his childhood, since Marcello Caetano led his mother to motherhood. Marcelo traveled through the Salazar country with his father Baltazar, undersecretary of state, governor-general of Mozambique and future minister. He was at the foundation of Expresso with Francisco Pinto Balsemão. He was one of the first PPD activists. Today there is the number three on the party card. But this original work also brings us the vision of the deeply Catholic, amusing and eccentric man, who feeds the small intrigue and the great conspiracy, on which some legends were built, some of them true as the one who sleeps the least, makes direct the correct exams, dictate two texts simultaneously, or write with both hands at the same time ... His mother, Maria das Neves, with whom she had a deep relationship, created him for high purposes. In January 2016 there are presidential elections, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, a pure, calculating and risk-averse rationalist awaits a sign from divine Providence to decide to move forward…

ISBN: 9789896264437

Publisher: The Sphere of Books

Language: Portuguese

Dimensions: 160 x 233 x 36 mm

Binding: Softcover

Pages: 696