Fernando Sarney
Sarney in 2019
Born
Fernando José Macieira Ferreira Araújo da Costa Sarney

(1956-01-07) 7 January 1956 (age 68)[1]
São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil
Occupation(s)Member, FIFA Council
SpouseTeresa Sarney
Children3
Parent(s)José Sarney
Marly Sarney

Fernando José Macieira Ferreira Araújo da Costa Sarney (born 7 January 1956) is a Brazilian football administrator and a member of the FIFA Council.

Personal life and career

He is the son of the former President of Brazil José Sarney.[2]

In 2009, Sarney won a court injunction, preventing the newspaper O Estado de São Paulo from publishing "his indictment on corruption charges".[3] The newspaper published an article linking Sarney to a political scandal, Senate Secret Acts.[4]

Sarney has been a FIFA Council member since 2015.

References

  1. ^ "FIFA Council Members - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Brazil's FA president resigns post on Fifa's executive committee | Football". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  3. ^ David Hills (14 September 2015). "Said & Done: Transparency; Colwyn Bay; and a big week for Jesus | Football". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  4. ^ "Global Freedom of Expression | Sarney v. O Estado de São Paulo - Global Freedom of Expression". Globalfreedomofexpression.columbia.edu. Retrieved 26 February 2016.


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