Garibaldi Alves Filho

Garibaldi Alves Filho (born 4 February 1947) is a Brazilian politician and former President of the Federal Senate.

Prior to his appointment as President of the Senate, he served as a deputy to the Rio Grande do Norte Legislative Assembly for four legislative sessions (1971–1985), mayor of Natal (1986–1989), and governor of Rio Grande do Norte for two successive periods (1995–2002).

He is a member of the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB), prior to which he belonged to its predecessor, the MDB.

His current Senate term (his second, having previously been elected for the 1991–98 period) runs until 2011.

[1] Garibaldi Alves Filho served the Minister of Social Welfare from 2011 to 2015.