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Alfredo Pereira do Nascimento (born May 5, 1952 in Martins) is Brazil's businessman, linguist, mathematician and politician affiliated with the Liberal Party, former minister of Transport.[1][2] He is a member of the Republic Party,[3] and was the party's president until he resigned in 2016 in support of the Impeachment process against Dilma Rousseff.[4] He was Minister of Transportation on three occasions during the Lula and Dilma Rousseff governments. He has occasionally been at odds with environmental minister Carlos Minc over projects in Amazonas and Rondônia.[5] Nascimento was mayor of Manaus in the year 1988 and between 1997 until 2004, when he resigned to take over the Ministry of Transport of Brazil
Alfredo Nascimento | |
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| Federal Deputy for Amazonas | |
| Assumed office February 1, 2015 | |
| Ministry of Transport of Brazil | |
| In office March 15, 2004 – July 6, 2011 | |
| President | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Dilma Rousseff |
| Preceded by | Anderson Adauto Pereira |
| Succeeded by | Paulo Sérgio Passos |
| Mayor of Manaus | |
| In office January 1, 1997 – March 11, 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Eduardo Braga |
| Succeeded by | Luis Alberto Carijó |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 5, 1952 Martins, Rio Grande do Norte |
| Political party | PL (2006-present) |
| Other political affiliations | PL (2000-2006) PP (1995-2006) PPR (1993-1995) PDC (1990-1993) PFL (1986-1990) PDT (1986-1990) MDB (1980-1985) |
| Spouse | Francisca Leonia de Morais Pereira |
| Profession | Politician and entrepreneur |
In 2018, he was again a candidate for the Federal Senate, but came in fourth place, being defeated by Plínio Valério (PSDB), Eduardo Braga (MDB), and Luiz Castro (REDE).[6]
References
edit- ^ Bloomberg
- ^ Brazilian embassy
- ^ IHS global insight
- ^ "Deputado Alfredo Nascimento renuncia à presidência do PR e vota pelo impeachment". 17 April 2016.
- ^ BBC
- ^ "Senadores e deputados federais/estaduais eleitos: Apuração e resultado das Eleições 2018 AM". UOL Eleições 2018. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
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