Rosane Collor

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Brandão and the second or paternal family name is Malta.

Rosane Brandão Malta (formerly Rosane Collor de Mello; born 21 October 1964) is the former First Lady of Brazil, during the presidency of her husband, Fernando Collor de Mello, from 1990 until 1992. She was Collor's second wife and part of the politically powerful Malta and Brandão families of Alagoas.^[1]

Rosane Malta
Malta in 1990
First Lady of Brazil
In role 15 March 1990 – 29 December 1992
President	Fernando Collor de Mello
Preceded by	Marly Sarney
Succeeded by	Ruth Cardoso
First Lady of Alagoas
In role 15 March 1987 – 14 May 1989
Governor	Fernando Collor de Mello
Preceded by	Liege Tavares
Succeeded by	Telma Andrade
Personal details
Born	Rosane Brandão Malta (1964-10-21) 21 October 1964 (age 59) Canapi, Alagoas, Brazil
Political party	PODE (2019–present)
Other political affiliations	PHS (Until 2019)
Spouse	Fernando Collor de Mello ​ ​ (m. 1984; div. 2005)​

As first lady, she was given the honorary position of president of the Legião Brasileira de Assistência (LBA), a welfare organization, a position she resigned in 1991.^[2] LBA was extinguished by Fernando Collor's orders in 1991.^{[citation needed]} In September 1992 she was indicted for embezzling funds from the LBA and directing them to friends and family.^[2] Visible rifts occurred between Rosane and Collor during his presidency, with the President often appearing in public without his wedding ring.^[1][2] In April 2000, she was found guilty on charges of abuse of power and misuse of funds and sentenced to 11 years in prison,^[3] although this sentence was annulled on June 26 of that year.^[4][5]

In 2018, she ran unsuccessfully for State Deputy of Alagoas by the Humanist Party of Solidarity (PHS).^[6][7]

References

1. Ames, Barry (2002). The Deadlock of Democracy in Brazil. Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA: University of Michigan Press. p. 177. ISBN 978-0-472-08904-8.
2. Pérez Liñan, Aníbal S. (2007). Presidential impeachment and the new political instability in Latin America. Cambridge, England, UK: Cambridge University Press. p. 97. ISBN 978-0-521-86942-3.
3. "Brazil's ex-first lady convicted". BBC News. 2000-05-04. Retrieved 2010-12-11.
4. "Anulada". ISTOÉ Gente Online (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2010-12-20.
5. "Sentença de Rosane Collor é anulada". A Notícia (in Portuguese). Joinville: Grupo RBS. 2000-06-27. Retrieved 2010-12-20.
6. "Opositora do ex-presidente, Rosane Collor teve menos de 500 votos". UOL Eleições 2018 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 7 October 2018. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
7. "Relação de filiados". www.tse.jus.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-06-15.

Honorary titles
Preceded by Liege Tavares	First Lady of Alagoas 1987–1989	Succeeded by Telma Andrade
Preceded by Marly Sarney	First Lady of Brazil 1990–1992	Vacant Title next held by Ruth Cardoso