Valdemar Costa Neto
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Valdemar Costa Neto
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| President of the Liberal Party[a] | |
| Assumed office 28 November 2020 | |
| Preceded by | José Tadeu Candelária |
| In office 10 January 2000 – 26 October 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Álvaro Valle |
| Succeeded by | Sergio Victor Tamer[b] |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 1 February 2007 – 5 December 2013[c] | |
| Constituency | São Paulo |
| In office 1 February 1991 – 1 August 2005[d] | |
| Constituency | São Paulo |
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| Born | (1949-08-11) 11 August 1949 São Paulo, Brazil
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| Party | PL (since 2006) |
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Valdemar Costa Neto (born 11 August 1949) is a Brazilian politician. He is a congressman and president of the Liberal Party (PL),[1][2] the party of former President of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro.
In 2012, he was charged with corruption and money laundering. He was arrested in the same year, but in 2016 he received a pardon by the Supreme Federal Court (STF).[3][4] Valdemar was detained on 8 February 2024 by the Federal Police (PF) for possession of a firearm.[5]
Notes
- ^ The current Liberal Party was founded in 2006, as the Party of the Republic, through the merger of the 1985 Liberal Party and the Party of the Reconstruction of the National Order (PRONA).
- ^ As president of the Party of the Republic
- ^ Resigned after an arrest warrant was issued on corruption charges.
- ^ Resigned during the Mensalão scandal.
References
- ^ "Biografia do(a) Deputado(a) Federal VALDEMAR COSTA NETO". Portal da Câmara dos Deputados (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-06-11.
- ^ Brasil, CPDOC-Centro de Pesquisa e Documentação História Contemporânea do. "COSTA NETO, VALDEMAR". CPDOC - Centro de Pesquisa e Documentação de História Contemporânea do Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-06-11.
- ^ Braziliense, Correio (2018-07-17). "Preso no Mensalão, Valdemar Costa Neto é nome mais cortejado para alianças". Correio Braziliense (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-06-11.
- ^ "Valdemar Costa Neto: O negociador polonês". VEJA. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
- ^ Souza, Renato (2024-02-08). "Presidente do PL, Valdemar Costa Neto é preso em flagrante pela PF". Correio Braziliense (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-02-08.