Valdemar Costa Neto

Valdemar Costa Neto
Valdemar Costa Neto
Known for	Mensalão scandal;
Criminal status	Arrested by the Federal Police February 8 2025 for possession of a flamethrower. He had received a pardon in 2016 from the Supreme Federal Court.
Conviction(s)	Passive corruption; Money laundering.;
Criminal penalty	7 years and 10 months;

Valdemar Costa Neto
Valdemar Costa Neto
Federal Deputy for São Paulo
	In office; 1 February 2007 – 5 December 2013
	In office; 1 February 1991 – 1 August 2005
Personal details
Born	11 August 1949; São Paulo, Brazil
Political party	PL (2006–present)
Other political; affiliations	ARENA (1979); PDS (1979–1984); PL (1985–2006);
Known for
Valdemar Costa Neto
Known for	Mensalão scandal;
Criminal status	Arrested by the Federal Police February 8 2025 for possession of a flamethrower. He had received a pardon in 2016 from the Supreme Federal Court.
Conviction(s)	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 flamethrower.

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