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The Rise and Fall of President Collar and its Impact on Brazilian Democracy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Kurt Weyland
Kurt Weyland*
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Vanderbilt University
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In May 1992, Pedro Collor de Mello accused his brother and then-president of Brazil, Fernando Collor de Mello, of involvement in an extensive corruption scheme operated and directed by his former campaign manager, Paulo César Farias. Pressured by opposition forces, the Brazilian Congress set up a commission of inquiry to investigate the widely publicized charges. Despite a combination of both passive resistance and active harassment on the part of government, the commission began a searching probe into Farias' diverse and shady dealings. Following leads uncovered by investigative journalists, the commission found conclusive evidence that Farias had, indeed, paid for many of the president's personal expenses, up to and including a $2.5 million landscaping job for the Collor mansion grounds. Much of this money came from the private enterprise sector in return for favors, like government contracts, which Farias was able to obtain by using his influence with the Collor administration.

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Journal of Interamerican Studies and World Affairs , Volume 35 , Issue 1 , Spring 1993 , pp. 1 - 38
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Copyright © University of Miami 1993

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