Fernando Collor de Mello
Fernando Affonso Collor de Mello (Portuguese pronunciation: [feʁˈnɐ̃du aˈfõsu ˈkɔloʁ dʒi ˈmɛlu]; born August 12, 1949) is a Brazilian politician. He was the 32nd President of Brazil from 1990 to 1992. He defeated Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the 1989 election. He resigned to try to stop his impeachment trial by the Brazilian Senate. Collor was the first President directly elected by the people after the end of the Brazilian military government.
Fernando Collor de Mello | |
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| 32nd President of Brazil | |
| In office March 15, 1990 – December 29, 1992 Suspended: October 2, 1992 – December 29, 1992 | |
| Vice President | Itamar Franco (1990-1992) |
| Preceded by | José Sarney |
| Succeeded by | Itamar Franco |
| Member of the Federal Senate from Alagoas | |
| Assumed office February 1, 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Heloísa Helena |
| 55th Governor of Alagoas | |
| In office March 15, 1987 – May 14, 1989 | |
| Vice Governor | Moacir de Andrade |
| Preceded by | José Tavares |
| Succeeded by | Moacir de Andrade |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Fernando Affonso Collor de Mello 12 August 1949 (aged 76) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Political party | Christian Labour Party (2016–present) |
| Spouse(s) | Celi Elisabete Júlia Monteiro de Carvalho (1975–1981) Rosane Brandão Malta (1981–2005) Caroline Serejo Medeiros (2006–present) |
| Residence | Maceió, Alagoas |
| Alma mater | University of Brasília[1] |
| Profession | Entrepreneur, economist |
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- This is a Portuguese name; the first family name is Collor and the second is Mello.
Later, after some time living in obscurity, Collor served as Senator for Alagoas from February 2007 to February 2023. He first won election in 2006 and was reelected in 2014. In August 2017, Collor was accused by Brazil's Supreme Federal Court of receiving around US$9 million in bribes between 2010 and 2014 from Petrobras subsidiary BR Distributor. On April 24, 2025, his immediate arrest was ordered to serve his sentence by the Supreme Court judge Alexandre de Moraes. In the early hours of April 25, he was arrested by the Brazilian Federal Police.[2]
Fernando Collor De Mello Media
Foto: Escola Brasiliense de Fotografia - EBF
Collor on Inauguration Day, 15 March 1990
Collor during a meeting at the Planalto Palace, 1990
Collor speaking at the Planalto presidential palace, 1991
Fernando Collor acena para a população
Protesters call for Collor's impeachment in front of the National Congress in September 1992
The former presidents Fernando Collor (center), Fernando Henrique Cardoso (left), and José Sarney (right), 2008
Collor speaks at the Federal Senate in August 2015
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References
- ↑ "Fernando Afonso Collor de Mello - Biografia". UOL Educação.
- ↑ "Brazil's former President Fernando Collor arrested in Maceió". Agencia Brasil. Archived from the original on 25 April 2025. Retrieved 25 April 2025.