Dário Berger (born December 7, 1956) is a Brazilian politician. He has represented Santa Catarina in the

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since 2015. Previously, he was mayor of

Florianópolis Florianópolis () is the capital and second largest city of the state of Santa Catarina, in the South region of Brazil. The city encompasses Santa Catarina Island and surrounding small islands, as well as part of the mainland. It has a populat ...

from 2005 to 2012. He is a member of the

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. Berger has been repeatedly accused of corruption. While mayor of

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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 São Jose without a fair bidding process. Despite this, he was part of a Senate committee to investigate President

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’s alleged tampering of fiscal data.

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Living people 1956 births People from Santa Catarina (state) Brazilian Democratic Movement politicians Members of the Federal Senate (Brazil) {{Brazil-politician-stub

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