João Alves Filho

João Alves Filho (born July 3, 1941 in Aracaju , Sergipe ) is a Brazilian politician .

Life

João Alves Filho was elected city prefect of Aracaju in the local elections in 2012 on October 7th with 52.72% of the vote . He held this office between 1974 and 1977. He was governor of the state of Sergipe in the 1983–1987, 1991–1994 and 2003–2006 terms. From 1987 to 1990 he was Brazilian Interior Minister.

In May 2007 he and his son João Alves Neto were the target of a federal police investigation by the Operação Navalha into fraud in tenders for public works as part of Lula da Silva's newly created economic acceleration program PAC (Programa de Aceleração do Crescimento).

He is married to the Brazilian Senator Maria do Carmo Alves . They have three children together.

Alves Filho is the namesake of two football stadiums, Estádio João Alves Filho, in the cities of Propriá and Gararu in Sergipe.

Web links

Literature by and about João Alves Filho in the bibliographic database WorldCat

Individual evidence

^ Aracaju: O Prefeito . aracaju.se.gov.br. Accessed August 9, 2016 (Portuguese)
^ Fredson Navarro, Marina Fontenele: João Alves Filho é empossado novo prefeito de Aracaju. In: O Globo . January 1, 2013, accessed May 26, 2016 (Brazilian Portuguese).
↑ Alex Rodrigues: Ex-governador João Alves Filho vai responder por corrupção passiva no caso Gautama. In: Agência Brasil. March 15, 2013, accessed May 26, 2016 (Brazilian Portuguese).

predecessor	Office	successor
Cleovansóstenes de Aguiar	City prefect of Aracaju 1975–1979	Heráclito Rollemberg
Djenal Queiroz	Governor of Sergipe 1983–1987	Antonio Carlos Valadares
Joaquim Francisco	Minister of the Interior 1987–1990	Office dissolved
Antonio Carlos Valadares	Governor of Sergipe 1991–1995	Albano Franco
Albano Franco	Governor of Sergipe 2003–2007	Marcelo Deda
Edvaldo Nogueira	City Prefect of Aracaju 2013 -

personal data
SURNAME	Alves Filho, João
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Brazilian politician
DATE OF BIRTH	July 3, 1941
PLACE OF BIRTH	Aracaju , Sergipe

[1] Aracaju: O Prefeito . aracaju.se.gov.br. Accessed August 9, 2016 (Portuguese)

[2] Fredson Navarro, Marina Fontenele: João Alves Filho é empossado novo prefeito de Aracaju. In: O Globo . January 1, 2013, accessed May 26, 2016 (Brazilian Portuguese).

[3] Alex Rodrigues: Ex-governador João Alves Filho vai responder por corrupção passiva no caso Gautama. In: Agência Brasil. March 15, 2013, accessed May 26, 2016 (Brazilian Portuguese).