Severino José Cavalcanti Ferreira (18 December 1930 – 15 July 2020)[1] was a Brazilian politician, born in João Alfredo, Pernambuco.

He was the mayor of João Alfredo, a member of the Pernambuco State Assembly and a federal congressman.

In 2005, he ran for the presidency of Brazilian chamber of deputies, thinking that the official candidate of the Lula government, Luiz Eduardo Greenhalgh, would win.

However, because of the internal crisis of the government at the time, Cavalcanti was able to take the post.

[3] In October 2008, Cavalcanti was elected as mayor of João Alfredo.