Fernando Collor de Mello

Fernando Affonso Collor de Mello (Portuguese pronunciation: [feʁˈnɐ̃du aˈfõsu ˈkɔloʁ dʒi ˈmɛlu]; born August 12, 1949) is a Brazilian politician. He was the 32nd President of Brazil from 1990 to 1992. He defeated Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the 1989 election. He resigned to try to stop his impeachment trial by the Brazilian Senate. Collor was the first President directly elected by the people after the end of the Brazilian military government.

His Excellency Fernando Collor de Mello
32nd President of Brazil
In office March 15, 1990 – December 29, 1992 Suspended: October 2, 1992 – December 29, 1992
Vice President	Itamar Franco (1990-1992)
Preceded by	José Sarney
Succeeded by	Itamar Franco
Member of the Federal Senate from Alagoas
Incumbent
Assumed office February 1, 2007
Preceded by	Heloísa Helena
55th Governor of Alagoas
In office March 15, 1987 – May 14, 1989
Vice Governor	Moacir de Andrade
Preceded by	José Tavares
Succeeded by	Moacir de Andrade
Personal details
Born	Fernando Affonso Collor de Mello (1949-08-12) August 12, 1949 (age 76) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Political party	Christian Labour Party (2016–present)
Spouse(s)	Celi Elisabete Júlia Monteiro de Carvalho (1975–1981) Rosane Brandão Malta (1981–2005) Caroline Serejo Medeiros (2006–present)
Residence	Maceió, Alagoas
Alma mater	University of Brasília[1]
Profession	Entrepreneur, economist
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This is a Portuguese name; the first family name is Collor and the second is Mello.

Later, after some time living in obscurity, Collor served as Senator for Alagoas from February 2007 to February 2023. He first won election in 2006 and was reelected in 2014. In August 2017, Collor was accused by Brazil's Supreme Federal Court of receiving around US$9 million in bribes between 2010 and 2014 from Petrobras subsidiary BR Distributor. On April 24, 2025, his immediate arrest was ordered to serve his sentence by the Supreme Court judge Alexandre de Moraes. In the early hours of April 25, he was arrested by the Brazilian Federal Police.^[2]