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Jader Barbalho | |
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 Barbalho in 2011 | |
| Senator for Pará | |
| Assumed office 7 April 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Fernando Ribeiro |
| In office 28 December 2011 – 30 January 2015 | |
| Preceded by | José Nery |
| Succeeded by | Fernando Ribeiro |
| In office 1 February 1995 – 5 October 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Almir Gabriel |
| Succeeded by | Fernando Ribeiro |
| Federal Deputy for Pará | |
| In office 1 February 2003 – 1 February 2011 | |
| Constituency | At-large |
| In office 1 February 1975 – 14 May 1981 | |
| Constituency | At-large |
| President of the Federal Senate | |
| In office 14 February 2001 – 19 September 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Antônio Carlos Magalhães |
| Succeeded by | Ramez Tebet |
| Governor of Pará | |
| In office 1 January 1991 – 3 April 1994 | |
| Vice Governor | Carlos Santos |
| Preceded by | Hélio Gueiros |
| Succeeded by | Carlos Santos |
| In office 15 March 1983 – 15 March 1987 | |
| Vice Governor | Laércio Franco |
| Preceded by | Alacid Nunes |
| Succeeded by | Hélio Gueiros |
| Minister of Social Security | |
| In office 29 July 1988 – 15 March 1990 | |
| President | José Sarney |
| Preceded by | Renato Archer |
| Succeeded by | Antônio Rogério Magri |
| Minister of Agrarian Development | |
| In office 22 September 1987 – 29 July 1988 | |
| President | José Sarney |
| Preceded by | Marcos Freire |
| Succeeded by | Leopoldo Pacheco Bessone |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 October 1944 Belém, Pará, Brazil |
| Political party | MDB |
Jader Fontenelle Barbalho (born 27 October 1944) is a Brazilian politician, businessman and landowner from the state of Pará. He is currently a member of the PMDB party and a Senator for Pará. He is the father of Hélder Barbalho, former mayor of Ananindeua, Pará and currently governor of this state. Also, he is the former husband of Federal Deputy Elcione Zahluth Barbalho.
Barbalho is a national figure, known throughout Brazil, albeit a controversial one. There have been raised numerous allegations of corruption and mismanagement of public funds against Barbalho, who owns newspaper Diário do Pará and is part owner of a local TV station (TV Tapajós) of the leading Globo Television network. Starting a political career in Belém with humble possessions, Barbalho became a millionaire after decades in public office.[1] He has held the offices of Federal Deputy over four terms, State Governor twice, Senator thrice and Minister twice.
In 2000, Barbalho was the President of the PMDB party and Senator when a wave of corruption allegations against him took national headlines, involving embezzlement of public funds at the Superintendência de Desenvolvimento da Amazônia (SUDAM - Superintendence for Amazon's Development) development agency and the Instituto Nacional de Colonização e Reforma Agrária (INCRA - National Institute for Colonization and Agrarian Reform). Barbalho was forced to resign the office, later briefly arrested, and the SUDAM was closed. However, he was subsequently elected Federal Deputy in 2002 and 2006 and Senator in 2010.