12 Facts About Jader Barbalho

Jader Fontenelle Barbalho was born on 27 October 1944 and is a Brazilian politician, businessman and landowner from the state of Para.

Jader Barbalho is currently a member of the PMDB party and a Senator for Para.

Jader Barbalho is a national figure, known throughout Brazil, albeit a controversial one.

Jader Barbalho has held the offices of Federal Deputy over four terms, State Governor twice, Senator thrice and Minister twice.

In 2000, Jader Barbalho was the President of the PMDB party and Senator when a wave of corruption allegations against him took national headlines, involving embezzlement of public funds at the Superintendencia de Desenvolvimento da Amazonia development agency and the Instituto Nacional de Colonizacao e Reforma Agraria.

Jader Barbalho was forced to resign the office, later briefly arrested, and the SUDAM was closed.

Jader Barbalho, was born in Belem, capital of Para.

Jader Barbalho studied law at the Federal University of Para, graduating in 1971, and he became a student leader during Brazil's repressive military dictatorship that was installed after the military coup of 1964.

Jader Barbalho was the federal minister of agrarian development and reform and of social welfare.

Jader Barbalho was implicated in a funding scandal at the regional development agency the Superintendency for Development of the Amazon where over 2 billion dollars went missing.

Jader Barbalho is alleged to have used his power base in the Amazonian state of Para to influence which projects were approved by SUDAM.

On 8 May 2002, after the opposition had apparently secured these votes, Jader Barbalho canceled a joint session of Congress and thereby prevented the opposition from bringing the issue to the floor.