Mário Negromonte

Mário Sílvio Mendes Negromonte (born 6 July 1950) is a Brazilian who has served as minister of cities under the Rousself administration and a member of the chamber of deputies from Bahia. Although born in Pernambuco, he has spent his political career representing the state of Bahia, having served as state representative from 2003 to 2019.

Mário Negromonte
Negromonte in January 2011
Ministry of Cities
In office
1 January 2011 – 2 February 2012
PresidentDilma Rousseff
Preceded byMárcio Fortes de Almeida
Succeeded byAguinaldo Ribeiro
Federal Deputy for Bahia
In office
1 February 1995 – 31 January 2015
State representative for Bahia
In office
1 February 1991 – 31 January 1995
Personal details
Born (1950-07-06) 6 July 1950
Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
Political partyPP (2003–)
PPR (2001–3003)
PSDB (1988–2011)
PDMB (1986–1988)

Personal life

Negromonte is married to Vilma Negromonte. His son Mário Negromonte Jr. is also a politician.[1]

Political career

Negromonte was elected state representative of Bahia in 1990 while part of the Brazilian Social Democracy Party. In 1994, he was elected to the federal chamber of deputies, and served for five consecutive terms. He was PP leader in the House of Representatives from 2006 to 2010.[2]

He was appointed minister of cities in December 2010 by then-president Dilma Rousseff.[2] However little more than a year after taking office he was dismissed from the position due to suspected allegations of irregularities in the use of funds.[3][4]

Operation Car Wash

Negromonte was investigated in Operation Car Wash due to being named by Alberto Youssef.[5] On 30 March 2016 he was convicted of passive corruption and concealment of more than $25 million that was illegally distributed to fellow politicians.[6] His brother and fellow politician, Adarico Negromonte Filho, was also investigated but ultimately acquitted of charges by the Operation Lava Jato investigation team.[7]

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References
  1. "MÁRIO NEGROMONTE JR. – Biografia". Câmara dos Deputados do Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  2. "Ex-líder do PP na Câmara, Negromonte assume Cidades" (in Portuguese). G1 Globo. 20 December 2010. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  3. Bachega, Hugo (2 February 2012). "Negromonte pede demissão e líder do PP assume Cidades". Reuters (in Portuguese). G1 Globo. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  4. Arruda, Fabiano (2 February 2012). "Ministro das Cidades pede demissão e líder do PP na Câmara assume" (in Portuguese). Campo Grande News. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  5. Bulla, Beatriz (7 August 2015). "Ex-ministro é investigado por esquema de R$ 25 milhões na Lava Jato" (in Portuguese). Estadão. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  6. Oms, Carolina; Casado, Leticia (30 March 2016). "MPF denuncia sete políticos do PP por corrupção na Lava-Jato" (in Portuguese). Valor Econômico. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  7. "Lava Jato: condenados e penas" (in Portuguese). G1 Globo. 17 April 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2019.


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