Fernando Sarney Explained

Fernando Sarney
Birth Name:Fernando José Macieira Ferreira Araújo da Costa Sarney
Birth Date:7 January 1956[1]
Birth Place:São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil
Occupation:Member, FIFA Council
Spouse:Teresa Sarney
Parents:José Sarney
Marly Sarney
Children:3

Fernando José Macieira Ferreira Araújo da Costa Sarney (born 7 January 1956) is a Brazilian football administrator and a member of the FIFA Council.

Personal life and career

He is the son of the former President of Brazil José Sarney.[2]

In 2009, Sarney won a court injunction, preventing the newspaper O Estado de São Paulo from publishing "his indictment on corruption charges".[3] The newspaper published an article linking Sarney to a political scandal, Senate Secret Acts.[4]

Sarney has been a FIFA Council member since 2015.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FIFA Council Members . https://web.archive.org/web/20200811100642/https://www.fifa.com/who-we-are/fifa-council/people/303217/. dead. 11 August 2020. www.fifa.com.
  2. News: Brazil’s FA president resigns post on Fifa’s executive committee | Football . . 26 February 2016.
  3. Web site: David Hills . Said & Done: Transparency; Colwyn Bay; and a big week for Jesus | Football . . 14 September 2015 . 26 February 2016.
  4. Web site: Global Freedom of Expression | Sarney v. O Estado de São Paulo - Global Freedom of Expression . Globalfreedomofexpression.columbia.edu . 26 February 2016.