9 6 2 ▁Berg her ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁only ▁five ▁Brazil ian ▁Jewish ▁polit icians ▁to ▁be ▁elected ▁to ▁higher ▁office ▁in ▁the ▁entire ▁country ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁He ▁later ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁state ▁of ▁Gu an ab ara ▁as ▁well . ▁ ▁Berg her ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Municipal ▁Chamber ▁of ▁Rio ▁de ▁Janeiro ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 0 s , ▁including ▁a ▁ten ure ▁as ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Municipal ▁Chamber ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Berg her ▁was ▁again ▁elected ▁to ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁of ▁Rio ▁de ▁Janeiro . ▁Most ▁recently , ▁Berg her ▁won ▁re - e lection ▁to ▁the ▁state ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁Berg her ▁dedicated ▁a ▁b ust ▁of ▁former ▁Isra eli ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Y itz h ak ▁Rab in ▁in ▁a ▁Rio ▁de ▁Janeiro ▁city ▁park ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁The ▁ceremony ▁was ▁attended ▁by ▁Rab in ' s ▁wid ow , ▁Le ah ▁Rab in . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Berg her ▁voc ally ▁protest ed ▁the ▁visit ▁of ▁then - I ran ian ▁President ▁Mah m oud ▁A hm ad ine j ad ▁to ▁Brazil , ▁cit ing ▁A hm ad ine j ad ' s ▁den ial ▁of ▁the ▁Hol oca ust . ▁ ▁Berg her ▁died