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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 (age 74) São Paulo, Brazil
Political party
PL (2006–present)
Other political affiliations
ARENA (1979)
PDS (1979–1984)
PL (1985–2006)
Valdemar Costa Neto
Known for
Mensalão scandal
Criminal status
Arrested 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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^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.
^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.
^"Valdemar Costa Neto: O negociador polonês". VEJA. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
^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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