He had previously served as a member of the Federal Senate from Ceará from 1991 to 1999, as well as the national Minister of Planning, Budget, and Management from 1994 to 1995 during the administration of President Itamar Franco.
[1] Veras was also a founder of Ceará state branch of the PSDB political party and contributed to the development of the Centro Industrial do Ceará (CIC) in Fortaleza, the state capital city.
[1] Veras was married to Vanda de Sousa Alcântara, with whom he had four children.
[1] His funeral was held at the Palácio da Abolição in the Bairro Meireles neighborhood of Fortaleza.
The Ceará state government declared three days of mourning following Veras' death.