Valdemar Costa Neto

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
Federal Deputy
In office
1 February 2007 – 5 December 2013
ConstituencySão Paulo
In office
1 February 1991 – 1 August 2005
ConstituencySão Paulo
Personal details
Born (1949-08-11) 11 August 1949
São Paulo, Brazil
Political partyPL (since 2006)
Other political
affiliations
Known for
Criminal statusReleased
Convictions
  • 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), 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). Valdemar was detained on 8 February 2024 by the Federal Police (PF) for possession of a firearm.

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