Dário Berger

Dário Berger
Senator from Santa Catarina
Assumed office
February 1, 2015
Mayor of Florianópolis
In office
January 1, 2005  December 31, 2012
Personal details
Born (1956-12-07) December 7, 1956
Bom Retiro, Santa Catarina
Political party Brazilian Democratic Movement Party
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 Sao Jose, 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 Sao 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]

References

  1. "Senador Dario Berger". Federal Senate. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
  2. "The Who's Who of Corrupt Senators Set to Impeach Rousseff". Caribflame. May 6, 2016. Retrieved August 13, 2016.


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