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Montevideo, December 22nd 2024 - 17:35 UTC

Tag: Brazilian Communist Party

  • Thursday, February 8th 2018 - 09:37 UTC

    Brazilian ex president Collor de Mello throws hit hat into the ring

    Senator Fernando Collor de Mello, Brazil’s president from 1990-1992, had to resign shortly before being impeached on corruption charges.

    Among the many possible contenders for Brazil’s next president are an ex-army captain, a TV presenter and a former head of state who may be in jail by the time of the election. Now, another eye-catching candidate has thrown his hat into the ring: Fernando Collor de Mello, Brazil’s president from 1990-1992, when he resigned shortly before being impeached on corruption charges.