Dário Berger | |
Office: | Senator for Santa Catarina |
Term Start: | February 1, 2015 |
Term End: | February 1, 2023 |
Office2: | Mayor of Florianópolis |
Term Start2: | January 1, 2005 |
Term End2: | January 1, 2013 |
Predecessor2: | Ângela Amin |
Successor2: | César Souza Júnior |
Office3: | Mayor of São José |
Term Start3: | January 1, 1997 |
Term End3: | January 1, 2005 |
Predecessor3: | Gervásio Silva |
Successor3: | Vanildo Macedo |
Birth Date: | 7 December 1956 |
Birth Place: | Bom Retiro, Santa Catarina, Brazil |
Alma Mater: | Federal University of Santa Catarina (BBA) |
Party: | PSB (2022–present) |
Profession: | Businessman |
Dário Berger (born December 7, 1956) is a Brazilian politician. He has represented Santa Catarina in the Federal Senate since 2015. Previously, he was mayor of Florianópolis from 2005 to 2012. He is a member of the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party.[1]
Berger has been repeatedly accused of corruption. While mayor of São José, Santa Catarina he was fined for several financial irregularities during the construction of a highway. He also faced criticism when he awarded South Stage Events LTDA a contract to build a big Christmas tree in the center of São Jose without a fair bidding process. Despite this, he was part of a Senate committee to investigate President Dilma Rousseff’s alleged tampering of fiscal data.[2]
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