Black-belt brother of Murilo Bustamante, Marcelo Bustamante is dead at 62

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Marcelo Bustamante (left) with Luiz Zveiter and Nilson Filho at the Court of Justice in Rio de Janeiro.

The start of this week was marked by a big loss for the BJJ community. At 62, black-belt Marcelo Bustamante passed away on Sunday from a heart attack.

A member of the select group of black-belts trained by Grandmaster Carlson Gracie, Marcelo was an older brother of Murilo Bustamente — a leader of BTT and former UFC champion.

As well as being a BJJ practitioner and a sports lover, Marcelo served society as a public defender, having acted as public defender general between 1999 and 2006.

The Graciemag team offers its condolences to the family and friends of Marcelo Bustamante.

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