Valdemar Costa Neto

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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
Dep. Valdemar Costa Neto.jpg
Federal Deputy for São Paulo
In office
1 February 2007 –5 December 2013
Valdemar Costa Neto
Known for
Criminal statusArrested by the Federal Police 8 February 2024 for possession of a firearm. He had received a pardon in 2016 from the Supreme Federal Court.
Conviction(s)
  • Passive corruption
  • Money laundering
Criminal penalty
  • 7 years and 10 months

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 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]

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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.
  5. ↑ 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.


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