Education
University of São Paulo.
physician Surgeon university professor
University of São Paulo.
Jatene was born in Xapuri, Brazil. He became Secretary of Health of the city of São Paulo and later Minister of Health of Brazil for both the Fernando Collor de Mello and Fernando Henrique Cardoso administrations. During his time as minister, he idealized the CPMF tax aimed at financing the health system.
Jatene died on November 14, 2014 of a heart attack in São Paulo Paulo, Brazil, aged 85.
He was a member of the Brazilian Academy of Medicine, and has published over 270 scientific academic studies.