Arnon de Melo

Arnon de Melo
Senator for Alagoas
In office
1 February 1963 – 6 August 1981
Preceded byAfrânio Salgado Lages [pt]
Succeeded byCarlos Benigno Pereira de Lira Neto [pt]
Governor of Alagoas
In office
31 January 1951 – 31 January 1956
Vice GovernorGuedes de Miranda [pt]
Preceded bySilvestre Péricles
Succeeded byMuniz Falcão [pt]
Personal details
Born
Arnon Afonso de Farias Melo

(1911-09-19)September 19, 1911
Rio Largo, Alagoas
DiedSeptember 29, 1983(1983-09-29) (aged 72)
Maceió, Alagoas
Political partyDemocratic Social Party (1980–1983)
Other political
affiliations
National Democratic Union (1945–1956)

Christian Democratic Party (1956–1965)

National Renewal Alliance (1966–1979)
ChildrenFernando Collor de Mello
Alma materFederal University of Rio de Janeiro

Arnon Afonso de Farias Melo (19 September 1911 — 29 September 1983) was a Brazilian journalist, lawyer, politician and businessperson. He is the father of the ex-president of Brazil Fernando Collor de Mello.