He was a member of the Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn and practiced law in Belize beginning in 1964.
Lindo was elected from Fort George in 1974, defeating PUP nominee Said Musa by 46 votes.
In 1979, Lindo lost his seat to Musa by a margin of 71 votes and was succeeded as UDP leader by Theodore Aranda.
After a stint as the Belizean ambassador to the United States,[3] he subsequently left active politics.
[4] In his later years he maintained a law office in Belize City and acted as a consultant to the UDP.