Delcídio do Amaral

Delcídio do Amaral
Senator from Mato Grosso do Sul
In office
February 1, 2003 – May 10, 2016
Personal details
Born (1955-02-08) February 8, 1955
Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
Political party Workers' Party
Profession Engineer

Delcídio do Amaral Gomez (born February 2, 1955) is a Brazilian politician. He represented Mato Grosso do Sul in the Federal Senate from 2003 to 2016 and before he was removed from office was the highest-ranking member of the Workers' Party.[1] He was the speaker of his party in the Senate and the head of the Senate's economic affairs committee.[2] Amaral was arrested in November 2015 for allegedly taking kickbacks from Petrobras. A Supreme Court judge, Teori Zavascki, said he authorised the arrest after seeing evidence that Amaral had planned the flight of Petrobras’s former international director, Nestor Cerveró, in return for his silence. Ceveró was convicted of money laundering and sentenced to five years in prison.[3]

In March 16, 2016 Amaral signed a plea bargain alleging involvement of other politicians in corruption scandals in Brazil. In May 10, 2016 the Senate approved by 74 votes in favor, the removal of Mr. Amaral from office for breaching parliamentary decorum. [2][4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Senador Delcidio do Amaral". Federal Senate. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Senior Brazilian senator and billionaire CEO both arrested for corruption". The Guardian. Reuters. 26 November 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  3. ↑ Luciana Magalhaes; Will Connors (May 26, 2015). "Former Petrobras Executive Sentenced to Five Years in Prison: Nestor Cerveró sentence is most severe punishment yet in corruption scandal". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  4. ↑ https://www.brasil247.com/pt/247/brasil/207166/Confira-a-%C3%ADntegra-do-depoimento-de-Delc%C3%ADdio.htm



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