Dário Berger

Dário Berger (born December 7, 1956) is a Brazilian politician. He has represented Santa Catarina in the Federal Senate since 2015. Previously, he was mayor of Florianópolis from 2005 to 2012. He is a member of the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party.[1]

Dário Berger
Senator from Santa Catarina
Assumed office
February 1, 2015
Mayor of Florianópolis
In office
January 1, 2005  December 31, 2012
Personal details
Born (1956-12-07) December 7, 1956
Bom Retiro, Santa Catarina
Political partyBrazilian Democratic Movement Party
ProfessionBusinessman

Berger has been repeatedly accused of corruption. While mayor of São José, Santa Catarina he was fined for several financial irregularities during the construction of a highway. He also faced criticism when he awarded South Stage Events LTDA a contract to build a big Christmas tree in the center of São Jose without a fair bidding process. Despite this, he was part of a Senate committee to investigate President Dilma Rousseff’s alleged tampering of fiscal data.[2]

See also

References

  1. "Senador Dario Berger". Federal Senate. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
  2. "The Who's Who of Corrupt Senators Set to Impeach Rousseff". Caribflame. May 6, 2016. Retrieved August 13, 2016.


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