Alfredo Pereira do Nascimento (born May 5, 1952) was Brazil's minister of Transport. He is a member of the
Republic Party
The Liberal Party ( pt, Partido Liberal, PL) is a conservative and national liberal political party in Brazil. From its foundation in 2006 until 2019, it was called the Party of the Republic ( pt, Partido da República, PR).
The party was found ...
, and was the party's president until he resigned in 2016 in support of the
Impeachment process against Dilma Rousseff
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. He has occasionally been at odds with environmental minister
Carlos Minc
Carlos Minc Baumfeld (born July 12, 1951) is a Brazilian geographer, professor, environmentalist, politician and Minister of Environment in Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's second term as president of Brazil.
Personal life
Minc was born on July 12, 19 ...
over projects in
Amazonas and
Rondônia
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.
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/ref> Nascimento was mayor of Manaus in the year 1988 and between 1997 until 2004, when he resigned to take over the Ministry of Transport of Brazil
References
Government ministers of Brazil
1952 births
Living people
Liberal Party (Brazil, 2006) politicians
Liberal Party (Brazil, 1985) politicians
Progressistas politicians
Reform Progressive Party politicians
Democratic Social Party politicians
Liberal Front Party (Brazil) politicians
Democratic Labour Party (Brazil) politicians
Brazilian Democratic Movement politicians
Mayors of Manaus
Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Brazil) from Amazonas
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