José Carlos da Silva Júnior

José Carlos da Silva Júnior (16 June 1926 – 5 March 2021) was a Brazilian politician and businessman. He was a member of the Democratic Social Party. He was a Senator from 1996 to 1999 and Vice-Governor of the state of Paraíba from 1983 to 1986. 
Silva Júnior died from COVID-19 in São Paulo, São Paulo, on 5 March 2021, at the age of 94, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil.