Fernando Collor de Mello

Fernando Collor de Mello is a Brazilian politician who served as president from 1990 to 1992. He resigned during impeachment proceedings prompted by corruption allegations.

Impeachment of Fernando Collor de Mello: The 1992 Brazilian political process that suspended and removed President Fernando Collor amid corruption allegations. The proceedings that led Collor to resign and tested Brazil’s restored democratic institutions.
Collor Plan: A 1990 Brazilian economic program that froze bank deposits and savings in an effort to curb hyperinflation. It was the signature economic intervention of Collor’s first days in office.
1989 Brazilian presidential election: Brazil’s first direct presidential election since 1960, won by Fernando Collor de Mello. The election brought Collor to power after decades without a direct presidential vote.
Rosane Collor: Brazilian public figure who was married to Fernando Collor during his presidency and served as first lady. Her public role made her one of the most visible figures alongside Collor in the presidential years.
José Sarney: Brazilian politician who served as president from 1985 to 1990 during the transition from military rule. Sarney preceded Collor and faced the same inflation crisis under a different phase of the transition.
Brazilian democracy: Brazil’s system of representative government, established after the end of military rule in 1985. Collor’s removal became a landmark test of democratic checks on executive power.
Brazilian hyperinflation: A prolonged period of extremely high inflation in Brazil, especially severe during the 1980s and early 1990s. Collor’s administration justified drastic economic measures as a response to it.
Brazilian military dictatorship: The authoritarian regime that ruled Brazil from 1964 to 1985. Collor’s election followed the transition away from military rule.
Renan Calheiros: Brazilian politician who served as a minister in Fernando Collor’s government and later became president of the Senate. His early service in Collor’s administration connects the presidency to Brazil’s later political leadership.
Dilma Rousseff impeachment: The 2016 Brazilian congressional process that removed President Dilma Rousseff from office for budgetary violations. It offers a later comparison of impeachment’s political use and constitutional procedure in Brazil.

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