Head of Office
Artur Adolfo Cotias e Silva - Tel. 61 3316-7227
Curriculum vitae of Minister Valmir Campelo
Date of Birth: 22 de outubro de 1944.
Place of Birth: Crateús - CE.
Parent's names: João Amaro Bezerra e Raimunda Campelo Bezerra
Marital Status: Casado
Acadmic Background:
Bachelor of Social Communication, University of Brasilia, 1968;
Studies of Brazilian Issues Course, promoted by the University of Brasilia - 1972;
Public Administration and City Development Course, in Germany - 1976;
Course on Tasks and Objectives of the City Administrations, in the scope of Environmental Protection, in Germany – 1989
Main activities in his professional and parliamentary lives:
Constituent Federal Deputy (1987-1991)
Senator (1991-1997)
Minister of the Brazilian Court of Audit: Installed on 11.13.1997
Vice-President of the Federal Audit Court (2001-2002)
Corrective Magistrate Minister of the Federal Audit Court (2001-2002)
President of the Federal Audit Court (2003-2004)
Party-related activities:
President of the Regional Directory of PTB/Federal District;
National Vice-President of PTB;
PTB’s leader before the Federal Senate
Parliamentary activities:
Incumbent of the following commissions within the House of Representatives - 1987 a 1991:
Vice-president of the Permanent Commission of Inspection and Control;
Commerce, Industry and Economy Commission;
Permanent Commission for Environment and Customer Protection;
Financial Commission;
Urban, Rural and Indian Development Commission;
Transportation and Urban and Rural Development Commission;
Parliamentary Inquiry Committee investigating the Nuclear Power Autonomous Program.
Work Groups:
Work ground aiming to analyze the “ Situation of the Consortia in Brazil".
Member of the following Permanent Commissions within the Federal Senate:
President of the Education Commission - 1995-1996;
Member of the Social Matters Commission within the Federal Senate - 1995/97;
Member of the Commission of Inspection and Control with the Federal Senate - 1996/97;
Substitute Member of the Economic Matters Commission within the federal Senate - 1996/97;
Substitute member of the Citizenship, Justice and Constitution Commission within the Federal Senate - 1996/97.
Temporary Commissions within the Federal Senate:
Vice-President of the Commission responsible for analyzing, studying and accompanying the activities of the International Environment Conference - ECO / 92 - 04/22/91 a 09/10/92;
Member of the Commission responsible for finding, within the Brazilian scientific community in general, new proposals for the development of Amazon, so as to define a policy which guarantees the growth of its economy in consonance with life quality improvement of its inhabitants - 1996/97.
Other Commissions in the Federal Senate:
Commission assigned to analyze the radio and TV schedules in the country – 04/05/95 to 08/27/97;
Commission responsible for studying no. 73 Bill, from 1994, of President's Initiative, which institutes the Brazilian Traffic Code - 1995;
Commission responsible for elaborating the National Education Guidelines and Bases Act.
Parliamentary Inquiry Committees with the Federal Senate:
Situation of the Financial Habitancy System – 06/24/91 to 05/27/93;
Responsible for investigating the accusations of Mr. Pedro Collor de Mello, referring the activities of Mr. Paulo César Cavalcante Farias – 05/27/92 to 09/15/92;
Responsible for investigating irregularities in the Mandatory Fund for Unemployment Benefit - FGTS – 06/24/91 to 07/09/92;
Responsible for investigating facts contained in the accusations of Mr. José Carlas Alves dos Santos, concerning legislative officers, members of the Government and company representatives involved in the destination of resources of the Union Budget – 10/10/93 to 12/03/96.
Compounded Commissions of the National Congress:
Member of the Public Budget, Plans and Inspection Commission - 1991;
Vice-President of the Public Budget, Plans and Inspection Commission - 1992;
Commission responsible for Appreciating Several Provisional Measures published by the President.
Public Administration Knowledge:
Administrative Director of the Social Service Foundation of the Federal District Government;
Administrative Director of SAB;
Head of Office of the Social Service Foundation of the Federal District Government;
Head of Office of the Secretary of the Federal District Government;
Substitute Secretary of the Federal District Government;
Regional Administrator of Brazlândia-Federal District - 08/31/71 to 02/03/73;
Regional Administrator of Gama – Federal District – 06/14/74 to 05/15/81;
Regional Administrator of Taguatinga-Federal District – 05/15/81 to 08/13/85;
Member of the SHIS Council – Social Interest and Habitancy Society – Federal District;
Member of the CODEPLAN Council – Company of Development of the Central Plateau- Federal District;
Member of the FSS Council – Social Service Foundation –Federal District;
Member of the CEB Council – Electricity Company of Brasilia.
Honorary Insignia:
Medal of Alvorada Merit, Federal District Government;
Medal of Buriti Merit, Federal District Government;
Medal of Merit of Brasilia – Grand-Official;
Legislative Merit – Grand-Official, House of Representatives of the Federal District;
Emperor Dom Pedro II Medal, Fire Department of the Federal District;
Second Lieutenant Joaquim José da Silva Xavier Medal, Military Police Department of the Federal District;
Labor Judiciary Merit – Grand-Official;
Medal of Veterinary Medicine Merit – Great-Cross;
Merit Honor, Military Police Department of the Federal District;
Medal of Dom Bosco Merit – Grand-Cross, Regional Labor Court;
Medal of Educative Merit, Ministry of Education;
Medal of the Aeronautic Merit, Brazilian Air Force Department – Grand-Official;
Medal of Mauá Merit – Great-Cross, Ministry of Transports;
Medal of Student Assistance Merit, Ministry of Education and Culture;
The Peacemaker Medal, Brazilian Army Department;
Medal of Tamandaré Merit, Naval Merit Council - Brazilian Navy Department;
Citation of the Judiciary Merit of the Federal District and Territories – Great-Cross – Federal District Supreme Court;
Great-Cross, Merit Alencarian Council of Labor Judicial Merit – Regional Labor Court – TRT – 7th region - Fortaleza;
Honorary Citizen of Fortaleza.
Obras Publicadas:
"DEPUTY VALMIR CAMPELO IN THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENSSION " – Collection of Speeches, Statements and Projects - 1988;
"OPINION” Politics, Government and Economic Development - 1992;
" PLEBISCITE: CONSIDERATIONS OF A DEMOCRAT " - Comments on Parliamentarism and Presidentialism - 1993;
"MEN, BEASTS AND PRISIONS" - About the Brazilian Penitentiary System;
“PARLIAMENTARY ACTIVITIES – 1ST Semester of 1995" - Bills, Statements and Speeches;
"WEAK POINTS OF THE ECONOMY" - Small microcompanies.
Missões no Exterior:
Integrated the National Congress Delegation in official visit to Russia - 1993.
Representative of the Brazilian Senate during the solemnities of the 30th Anniversary of the Latin-American Parliament in the Peru (1994).
Parliamentary Observer of the Brazilian Delegation in the 50th General Assembly of the United Nations - UNO, the United States of America - 1995.
Participated on the 1st Ministerial Meeting of the World Commerce Organization (WCO), in Singapore (1996).
Observer Member of the Senate integrating the Brazilian delegation in the 85th Meeting of the International Labor Conference, in Geneva, Switzerland - 1997.
Visited with cultural and educational purposes the following countries: France, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, England, Argentina, Austria, Canada, Spain, Czech Republic and Portugal.
Participated on the XIII Seminar UNO/INTOSAI on Public Work Auditing, in Vienna - Austria, from March 16th to 20th, 1998.
Auditing Coordination - 07.16 to 08.15.98:
Banco do Brasil Office in Beijing, China;
Banco do Brasil Office in Hong Kong, China;
Banco do Brasil Bench in Tokyo, Japan;
Banco do Brasil Sub-bench in Hamamatsu, Japan;
Brazilian Embassy in Beijing, China;
Brazilian Embassy in Tokyo, Japan;
Brazilian General Consulate in Hong Kong, China;
Brazilian General Consulate in Shanghai/China;
Brazilian General Consulate in Tokyo, Japan;
Brazilian General Consulate in Nagoia/Japan;
Participated on the Feral Audit Court’s Delegation which went to the Computer Fair COMDEX/Fall'98, in Las Vegas, USA – 11.15 to 11.19.98.
Auditing Coordination – 07.19 to 09.23.2001;
Diplomatic representations of Brazil in Pretoria and Cape Town, in South Africa;
Diplomatic representations of Brazil in Sidney and Camberra, in Australia;
Diplomatic representations of Brazil in Wellington, New Zealand.
