Brazilian Congressman and Activist David Miranda Passes Away at 37.

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Brazilian Congressman and Activist David Miranda Passes Away at 37.
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David Miranda, a former Brazilian congressman and husband of journalist Glenn Greenwald, has died at the age of 37 after a nine-month-long battle in the ICU with a gastrointestinal infection. Miranda was a strong member of the resistance to the far-right administration of President Jair Bolsonaro and was the first gay man to be elected to the city council in Rio. He was also pivotal in the 2013 Edward Snowden leaks, an effort led by Mr Greenwald. Miranda's life was described as "extraordinary in all ways" by his husband, who said he was "the strongest, most passionate, most compassionate man I’ve known."

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