Renato Rabelo

José Renato Rabelo (born 22 February 1942 in Ubaíra, Bahia) is a Brazilian politician and physician. He was the national president of the Communist Party of Brazil from 2001 to 2015. In 1965 he was the president of the Union of Students of Bahia, but his management was interrupted by the military regime, forcing him to live in clandestinity.