João Alves Filho (3 July 1941 – 24 November 2020) was a Brazilian politician and civil engineer.

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He served as governor of the state of

Sergipe Sergipe (), officially State of Sergipe, is a States of Brazil, state of Brazil. Located in the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast Region along the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic coast of the country, Sergipe is the smallest state in Brazil by geogra ...

from 1983 to 1987, from 1991 to 1995, and from 2003 to 2007. From 1987 to 1990, he was Brazilian Minister of the Interior. He was married to senator

Maria do Carmo Alves Maria do Carmo do Nascimento Alves (23 August 1941 – 31 August 2024) was a Brazilian politician. She represented Sergipe in the Federal Senate from 1999 to 2023. She was a member of Progressistas (PP). She voted in favor of impeaching Dilma ...

. He was accused of accepting bribes in public works projects, as uncovered in Operação Navalha. He died on 24 November 2020, aged 79, after being hospitalized at Sírio Libanês Hospital in Brasília due to a

cardiac arrest Cardiac arrest (also known as sudden cardiac arrest CA is when the heart suddenly and unexpectedly stops beating. When the heart stops beating, blood cannot properly Circulatory system, circulate around the body and the blood flow to the ...

and, posteriorly, diagnosed with

COVID-19 Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. In January 2020, the disease spread worldwide, resulting in the COVID-19 pandemic. The symptoms of COVID‑19 can vary but often include fever ...

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1941 births 2020 deaths Governors of Sergipe Government ministers of Brazil Brazilian civil engineers People from Aracaju 20th-century Brazilian engineers 20th-century Brazilian politicians 21st-century Brazilian politicians Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in the Federal District (Brazil) {{Brazil-politician-stub

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