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

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from 2005 to 2012. He is a member of the

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

São José, Santa Catarina São José is a city in Santa Catarina, Brazil. It is approximately 5 km from and encircles the continental section of Florianópolis. The municipality of São José, located in Grande Florianópolis, is the fourth oldest in Santa Catarina a ...

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

Dilma Rousseff Dilma Vana Rousseff (; born 14 December 1947) is a Brazilian economist and politician who served as the 36th president of Brazil from 2011 until her impeachment and removal from office on 31 August 2016. She is the only woman to have held the ...

’s alleged tampering of fiscal data.

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, - Living people 1956 births People from Santa Catarina (state) Brazilian Socialist Party politicians Members of the Federal Senate (Brazil) People from Florianópolis Brazilian Roman Catholics {{Brazil-Senator-stub

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