Renan Calheiros

Renan Calheiros

Renan Calheiros (born in Murici, Alagoas, on September 16 1955) is a Brazilian politician and former President of the Senate of Brazil. He represents the state of Alagoas in the senate for the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party party.

On May 25, 2007, "Veja" magazine accused Calheiros of accepting funds from a lobbyist to pay for the child support of a daughter from a previous extramarital affair with journalist Monica Veloso. In trying to justify the origin of the funds, subsequent investigations on Calheiros' business dealings led to other revelations about income tax fraud and the use of a proxy to buy a stake in a radio station. Calheiros was subject to a disciplinary inquiry by the senate's ethics committee on four different counts. On September 12, 2007, the senate voted by secret ballot against impeaching Calheiros on the lobby funds accusation. He is still facing three separate inquiries on other charges. [ [http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/brasil/ult96u327922.shtml Veja a cronologia do caso Renan Calheiros] . Folha de S. Paulo. September 26, 2007. Retrieved on October 7, 2007.] After the vote, the public outrage which followed forced congress to eliminate secret ballot votes for ethics violation, meaning Calheiros' three other inquiries, if approved by the ethics committee, will be subject to an open ballot vote in the senate floor. [Guerreiro, Gabriela. [http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/brasil/ult96u331779.shtml Senado aprova fim das sessões secretas para processos de cassação] . Folha de S. Paulo. September 26, 2007. Retrieved on October 7, 2007.]

On October 11, 2007, Calheiros stepped down as president of the senate, taking a 45-day leave of absence from the position. The ethics inquiries will continue to progress through the senate committees. [ [http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSN1143422920071012 Brazil Senate head steps down for now amid probe] . Reuters. October 11, 2007. Retrieved on October 12, 2007.]

Calheiros worked for both the Fernando Collor de Mello and Fernando Henrique Cardoso governments [ [http://www.vermelho.org.br/diario/2002/0723/antero_0723.asp A guerra eleitoral e o mercado na Internet] ] .

References

External links

[http://www.senado.gov.br/web/senador/RenanCalheiros/default.asp Official website] .


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