Edmundo Pinto

Edmundo Pinto de Almeida Neto (21 June 1953 – 17 May 1992) was a Brazilian lawyer and politician. He served as a governor of Acre from 1991 until his assassination in 1992.

Early life and education Edmundo Pinto de Almeida Neto was born on June 21, 1953. He is the son of Pedro Veras de Almeida and Angelina Veras de Almeida.

Political career After obtaining a Bachelor's degree in Law from the Federal University of Acre he began his political career in the ARENA party, being defeated as a candidate for state deputy in 1974 and for councilor of Rio Branco in 1976. After the end of bipartisanship during the dictatorship thanks to a political reform approved by the João Figueiredo government, Pinto joined the PDS and in 1982 was elected councilor in Rio Branco and state deputy for Acre in 1986.

In the Legislative Assembly of Acre he was an opponent of the Flaviano Melo and Édison Cadaxo governments, both from the PMDB and in 1990 he was elected governor of Acre in a dispute where he beat Jorge Viana (PT) in the second round, and also stole US$1,500 from John Franklin Jones, a guest in apartment 714 and an employee of the North American bank Northeast.

Investigation The murder occurred less than 48 hours before Pinto was set to testify in a CPI (Comissão Parlamentar de Inquérito, Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry) that would investigate suspicions that governor Pinto was responsible for misappropriating funds for the construction of the Maternity Canal with resources from the Fundo de Garantia do Tempo de Serviço (FGTS) in a case where former minister Antônio Rogério Magri was mentioned, but whose involvement was never confirmed. There were also suspicions about Acre party disputes and even "archive burning". and it was the target of a CPI of its own in 1992 when Gilson José dos Santos, one of the accused in the killing of Pinto, said that he had received money to commit the crime.

Personal life Pinto was married to Fátima Barbosa de Almeida, with whom he had three children: Pedro Veras de Almeida Neto, Rodrigo Barbosa de Almeida Pinto and Nuana Naira Barbosa de Almeida.