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Fernando Collor de Mello

b. 1949 · 20th century

Fernando Collor de Mello is a Brazilian politician who in 1989 became the first president elected by direct popular vote since 1960. Taking office in 1990, he froze savings accounts in a failed attempt to halt hyperinflation and opened the economy to foreign trade. Accused of corruption, he resigned in December 1992 as the Senate was trying him in impeachment proceedings.

Fernando Collor de Mello
Image: Ubirajara Dettimar/Presidência da República · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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New Republic (Brazil)

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Fernando Collor de Mello. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/fernando-collor-de-mello
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