Augusto Farias
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Augusto Farias is a Brazil
ian politician
from the state of Alagoas
. He is a brother of the murdered businessman Paulo Cesar Farias
, who was the campaign treasurer of Brazilian President Fernando Collor de Mello
. PC Farias was murdered in June 1996.
On November 18, 1999, Augusto Farias was formally charged with being a co-conspirator in the murder of his brother. The charges were filed by prosecutors who gathered new evidence in the third investigation into the murders. The first two inquiries ruled that PC Farias was the victim of a murder-suicide.
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian politician
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
from the state of Alagoas
Alagoas
Alagoas is one of the 27 federative units of Brazil and is situated in the eastern part of the Northeast Region. It borders: Pernambuco ; Sergipe ; Bahia ; and the Atlantic Ocean . It occupies an area of 27,767 km², being slightly larger than Haiti...
. He is a brother of the murdered businessman Paulo Cesar Farias
Paulo Cesar Farias
Paulo Cesar Farias was the political campaign treasurer of Brazilian President Fernando Collor de Mello and a central figure in the corruption scandal that resulted in Collor's 1992 removal from Brazil's presidential office....
, who was the campaign treasurer of Brazilian President Fernando Collor de Mello
Fernando Collor de Mello
Fernando Affonso Collor de Mello was the 32nd president of Brazil from 1990 to 1992, when he resigned in a failed attempt to stop his trial of impeachment by the Brazilian Senate...
. PC Farias was murdered in June 1996.
On November 18, 1999, Augusto Farias was formally charged with being a co-conspirator in the murder of his brother. The charges were filed by prosecutors who gathered new evidence in the third investigation into the murders. The first two inquiries ruled that PC Farias was the victim of a murder-suicide.