Affonso Camargo Neto

Affonso Alves de Camargo Netto (April 30, 1929 – March 24, 2011) was a Brazilian civil engineer and politician.

His paternal family, formed by cattle ranchers and owners of refrigerators, had provided political pictures to the former Parana Republican Party.

Secretary General of the party, was indicated in 1985 after the election of Tancredo Neves to the Presidency of the Republic and with the death of this one was kept in the portfolio by Jose Sarney.

Afonso Camargo left the PMDB in the first year of his new term and was candidate to the presidency of the Republic in 1989, without passing the first shift.

In the next round he supported the candidacy of Fernando Collor, whom he served again as Minister of Transport during the last months of his administration when he also held the Communications portfolio.