Fernando Collor de Mello
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Fernando Collor de Mello is a Brazilian politician who served as the 32nd President of Brazil and was the first democratically elected president after the military dictatorship, later resigning amid a major corruption scandal.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fernando Collor de Mello canonical | 5 |
| Collor | 1 |
| Collor administration | 1 |
| Collor de Mello | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10506871 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fernando Collor de Mello Context triple: [Itamar Franco, precededBy, Fernando Collor de Mello]
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A.
Plano Collor
Plano Collor was a controversial early-1990s Brazilian economic stabilization program that sought to curb hyperinflation through drastic measures such as freezing bank deposits and implementing fiscal and monetary reforms.
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B.
Fernando Henrique Cardoso
Fernando Henrique Cardoso is a Brazilian sociologist and politician who served as President of Brazil from 1995 to 2003 and is known for implementing major economic reforms and stabilizing the country’s economy.
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C.
Fernando Henrique Cardoso Jr.
Fernando Henrique Cardoso Jr. is the son of former Brazilian president and sociologist Fernando Henrique Cardoso.
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D.
José Sarney
José Sarney is a Brazilian politician, writer, and former president of Brazil who has played a major role in the country’s transition to democracy.
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E.
Paulo Henrique Cardoso
Paulo Henrique Cardoso is a Brazilian academic and public figure best known as the son of former Brazilian president and sociologist Fernando Henrique Cardoso.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fernando Collor de Mello Target entity description: Fernando Collor de Mello is a Brazilian politician who served as the 32nd President of Brazil and was the first democratically elected president after the military dictatorship, later resigning amid a major corruption scandal.
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A.
Plano Collor
Plano Collor was a controversial early-1990s Brazilian economic stabilization program that sought to curb hyperinflation through drastic measures such as freezing bank deposits and implementing fiscal and monetary reforms.
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B.
Fernando Henrique Cardoso
Fernando Henrique Cardoso is a Brazilian sociologist and politician who served as President of Brazil from 1995 to 2003 and is known for implementing major economic reforms and stabilizing the country’s economy.
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C.
Fernando Henrique Cardoso Jr.
Fernando Henrique Cardoso Jr. is the son of former Brazilian president and sociologist Fernando Henrique Cardoso.
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D.
José Sarney
José Sarney is a Brazilian politician, writer, and former president of Brazil who has played a major role in the country’s transition to democracy.
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E.
Paulo Henrique Cardoso
Paulo Henrique Cardoso is a Brazilian academic and public figure best known as the son of former Brazilian president and sociologist Fernando Henrique Cardoso.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Brazilian politician
ⓘ
former President of Brazil ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activeIn |
Brazilian politics of the early 21st century
ⓘ
Brazilian politics of the late 20th century ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1949-08-12 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
ⓘ
linked to:
Rio de Janeiro
|
| campaignSlogan | “Caçador de Marajás” anti-corruption image in 1989 campaign ⓘ |
| causeOfResignation | corruption scandal ⓘ |
| child | Arnon Afonso de Farias Mello Neto ⓘ |
| controversy | accusations of influence peddling and corruption ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Brazil ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Universidade Federal de Alagoas (incomplete/attended)
ⓘ
linked to:
Federal University of Alagoas
|
| election | 1989 Brazilian presidential election ⓘ |
| endTime | 1992-10-02 (presidency, resignation) ⓘ |
| familyName |
Collor de Mello
ⓘ
linked to:
Fernando Collor de Mello
|
| father |
Arnon Afonso de Farias Mello
ⓘ
linked to:
Arnon Afonso de Farias Mello Neto
|
| givenName | Fernando ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentOf | Brazil ⓘ |
| impeachmentVoteOutcome | impeached by the Chamber of Deputies ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Portuguese ⓘ |
| mediaNickname |
Caçador de Marajás (Marajás Hunter)
ⓘ
Collor ⓘ
linked to:
Fernando Collor de Mello
|
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB/MDB)
ⓘ
linked to:
Brazilian Democratic Movement Party
Brazilian Labour Party (PTB) ⓘ
linked to:
Brazilian Labour Party
National Reconstruction Party (PRN) ⓘ Progressistas (PP) ⓘ |
| mother | Leda Collor ⓘ |
| name | Fernando Collor de Mello ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Collor Plan (Plano Collor)
ⓘ
confiscation of bank savings as anti-inflation measure ⓘ economic liberalization policies in early 1990s ⓘ |
| notableWork | implementation of neoliberal reforms in Brazil ⓘ |
| occupation |
businessman
ⓘ
politician ⓘ |
| orderInOffice | 32nd President of Brazil ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Governor of Alagoas
ⓘ
President of Brazil ⓘ Senator of Brazil ⓘ |
| precededBy | José Sarney ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence |
Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil
ⓘ
linked to:
Maceió
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| resignedBefore | final impeachment conviction in the Senate ⓘ |
| spouse |
Carolina Collor
ⓘ
Rosane Malta (former) ⓘ |
| startTime | 1990-03-15 (presidency) ⓘ |
| subjectOf | impeachment proceedings in Brazil ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Itamar Franco ⓘ |
| wasFirst | first democratically elected President of Brazil after the military dictatorship ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fernando Collor de Mello Description of subject: Fernando Collor de Mello is a Brazilian politician who served as the 32nd President of Brazil and was the first democratically elected president after the military dictatorship, later resigning amid a major corruption scandal.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Itamar Franco (as President of Brazil)
linked to: Fernando Collor de Mello
linked to: Fernando Collor de Mello
linked to: Fernando Collor de Mello