Herzem Gusmão Pereira
# Herzem Gusmão Pereira

Herzem Gusmão Pereira (2 June 1948 – 18 March 2021) was a Brazilian politician and journalist.

## Biography

He served as Mayor of Vitória da Conquista and was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Bahia.

He worked for Rádio Clube de Conquista and Rádio Brasil FM prior to his political career.

Pereira was diagnosed with COVID-19 7 December 2020 shortly after being re-elected as Mayor of Vitória da Conquista. He was then hospitalized and transferred to São Paulo, where he died on 18 March 2021 at the age of 72.

