Maria do Carmo Alves

Maria do Carmo do Nascimento Alves (23 August 1941 – 31 August 2024) was a Brazilian politician. She represented Sergipe in the Federal Senate from 1999 to 2023. She was a member of Progressistas (PP).^[1]

Maria do Carmo Alves
Official portrait, 2019
Senator for Sergipe
In office 1 February 1999 – 1 February 2023
First Lady of Sergipe
In office 15 March 1991 – 1 January 1995
Governor	João Alves Filho
Preceded by	Leonor Franco
Succeeded by	Eliane Aquino
In office 15 March 1983 – 15 March 1987
Governor	João Alves Filho
Preceded by	Ana Luíza Valadares
Succeeded by	Leonor Franco
Personal details
Born	Maria do Carmo do Nascimento Alves (1941-08-23)23 August 1941 Cedro de São João, Sergipe, Brazil
Died	31 August 2024(2024-08-31) (aged 83) Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil
Political party	PP (2022–2024)
Other political affiliations	PDS (1980–1985) PFL (1985–2007) DEM (2007–2022) UNIÃO (2022)
Spouse	João Alves Filho ​ ​ (m. 1966; died 2020)​
Alma mater	Federal University of Sergipe (LL.B.)
Profession	Businesswoman, lawyer

She voted in favor of impeaching Dilma Rousseff.^[2]

Alves died from pancreatic cancer on 31 August 2024, at the age of 83.^[3]