Valdemar Costa Neto

Valdemar Costa Neto (born 11 August 1949) is a Brazilian politician. He is a congressman and president for the Liberal Party (PL),[1][2] the party of the former President of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro

In this Portuguese name, the second or paternal family name is Costa. "Neto" is a generational suffix meaning "grandson", which is used for someone whose name is the same as their father and grandfather, like "III" in English.
Valdemar Costa Neto
Federal Deputy for São Paulo
In office
1 February 2007 – 5 December 2013
In office
1 February 1991 – 1 August 2005
Personal details
Born (1949-08-11) 11 August 1949
São Paulo, Brazil
Political partyPL (2006–present)
Other political
affiliations
Valdemar Costa Neto
Known for
Criminal statusIn freedom. In 2016, he received pardon by the Supreme Federal Court.
Conviction(s)
  • Passive corruption
  • Money laundry
Criminal penalty
  • 7 years and 10 months

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]

References
  1. "Biografia do(a) Deputado(a) Federal VALDEMAR COSTA NETO". Portal da Câmara dos Deputados (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-06-11.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. "Valdemar Costa Neto: O negociador polonês". VEJA. Retrieved 2020-06-11.


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