Valdemar Costa Neto
Valdemar Costa Neto | |
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| Federal Deputy | |
| In office 1 February 2007 – 5 December 2013 | |
| Constituency | São Paulo |
| In office 1 February 1991 – 1 August 2005 | |
| Constituency | São Paulo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 August 1949 São Paulo, Brazil |
| Political party | PL (since 2006) |
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| Known for | |
| Criminal status | Released |
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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 the ex-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]
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.