Alceu Collares

Alceu de Deus Collares (12 September 1927 – 24 December 2024) was a Brazilian politician and lawyer. He was the Governor of Rio Grande do Sul state (1991–95), and was also a member of the Chamber of Deputies and Mayor of Porto Alegre (1986–89).^[1][2]

Alceu Collares
Governor of Rio Grande do Sul
In office 1 January 1991 – 1 January 1995
Preceded by	Sinval Guazzelli
Succeeded by	Antônio Britto
Mayor of Porto Alegre
In office 1 January 1986 – 1 January 1989
Preceded by	João Antonio Dib
Succeeded by	Olívio Dutra
Personal details
Born	Alceu de Deus Collares (1927-09-12)12 September 1927 Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Died	24 December 2024(2024-12-24) (aged 97) Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Political party	Democratic Labor
Spouse(s)	Antônia Collares Neuza Canabarro
Alma mater	Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

Collares was a member of the Democratic Labor Party of Brazil. He died of pneumonia on 24 December 2024, at the age of 97.^[3][4]