Nelson Trad Sr.

Nelson in 2009

Nelson Trad Sr. (30 October 1930 – 7 December 2011) was a Brazilian lawyer and politician, held the position of federal deputy elected by of Mato Grosso do Sul.

Son of Assaf Trad and Margarida Maksoud, Lebanese immigrants. He married Therezinha Mandetta and had five children: Fátima, Maria Thereza, Marquinhos, Fábio and Nelsinho, the last three of whom were also politicians.[1] He was the father of Nelson Trad Jr., re-elected mayor of Campo Grande and Marquinhos Trad, former councilor and federal deputy, currently mayor of Campo Grande for the PSD, and Fábio Trad, currently federal deputy.

He studied law at the University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ) between 1953 and 1957. He was president of the Penitentiary Council of the State of Mato Grosso do Sul and of the Court of Sports Justice of the Football Federation.[2]

  1. ^ "A grande família: bons de voto, clãs se perpetuam na política de MS — CaarapoNews - O número 1 de Caarapó". www.caaraponews.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)