Álvaro dos Santos Amaro (born 25 May 1953) is a Portuguese politician of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) who served as a Member of the European Parliament from 2019 to 2023.
In addition to his committee assignments, he was part of the parliament's delegation to the ACP–EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly.
[2] In June 2019, Amaro was named a formal suspect in the Rota Final investigation case, due to his alleged involvement in a fraudulent scheme of rigging public contracting procedures while mayor of Guarda.
[3] Amaro's parliamentary immunity was lifted in February 2021 following an indictment for malfeasance and fraud in obtaining EU funds for the GuardaFolia carnaval event in 2014.
[5] In April 2023, Álvaro Amaro was charged for malfeasance in public-private partnerships established while mayor of Gouveia, between 2007 and 2011.