Fernando Collor de Mello

Fernando Affonso Collor de Mello (; born August 12, 1949) is a Brazilian politician. He was the 32nd President of Brazil from 1990 to 1992. He defeated Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the 1989 election. He resigned to try to stop his impeachment trial by the Brazilian Senate. Collor was the first President directly elected by the people after the end of the Brazilian military government.