Dinaldo Medeiros Wanderley

Dinaldo Medeiros Wanderley (20 June 1950 – 24 May 2020), better known simply as Dinaldo Wanderley, was a Brazilian politician, lawyer, and economist from the state of Paraíba.

Life Born on 20 June 1950, in Patos. Wanderley was the son of Dinamérico Wanderley de Sousa, a notary, and Haydée Medeiros Wanderley, a teacher.

In 2010, he was reelected State Deputy. This time however, he never took office as the Superior Electoral Court canceled his victorious candidacy due to previous corruption conviction.

Personal life In 1973, Wanderley married fellow economics student Edina Guedes Wanderley and had three sons and one daughter together.

In 2004, his wife Edina was elected Member of the Legislative Assembly of Paraíba (2003–2006).

One of his sons, Dinaldinho, is also a politician and was also elected a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Paraíba (2015–2016) and is the incumbent Mayor of Patos.

Death On 24 May 2020, Wanderley died in João Pessoa at the age of 69 due to complications brought on by COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil.