Editing Fernando Collor de Mello (section)

==Post-presidency==
[[File:Foto oficial de Fernando Collor.jpg|thumb|Collor's official photo as senator]]
[[File:Plenário do Congresso (20688904098).jpg|thumb|Collor speaks at the [[Brazilian Senate|Federal Senate]] in August 2015]]
In 2000, Collor joined the [[Brazilian Labour Renewal Party]] (PRTB) and ran for [[mayor of São Paulo]]. His candidacy was declared invalid by the electoral authorities, as his political rights were still suspended by the filing deadline.<ref>Percival Albano Nogueira Junior, José. [https://archive.today/20110706161253/http://jus2.uol.com.br/pecas/texto.asp?id=344 Sentença de indeferimento do registro da candidatura de Fernando Collor à Prefeitura de São Paulo] Jus Navigandi. 4 August 2000. Retrieved on 18 August 2007.</ref> In 2002, with [[political rights]] restored, he ran for Governor of [[Alagoas]], but lost to incumbent Governor [[Ronaldo Lessa]], who was seeking reelection.<ref>{{cite news|author=Simas Filho, Mário|url=http://istoe.com.br/4924_ELLE+VOLTOU/|title=Elle Voltou|work=ISTOÉ|date=13 September 2006|access-date=18 August 2007|archive-date=17 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230417103255/https://istoe.com.br/4924_ELLE%20VOLTOU/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2006, Collor was elected to the [[Brazilian Senate|Federal Senate]] representing his state of [[Alagoas]], with 44.03% of the vote, running again against Lessa. The following year he abandoned PRTB and switched to the [[Brazilian Labour Party (current)|Brazilian Labour Party]] (PTB).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/brasil/ult96u84430.shtml|title=Após 14 anos de sua renúncia, Collor volta a Brasília como senador|work=Folha de S.Paulo|date=10 October 2006|access-date=17 August 2007|archive-date=11 June 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070611111900/http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/brasil/ult96u84430.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> Collor has been, since March 2009, Chairman of the Senate Infrastructure Commission. Collor ran again for Governor of Alagoas in 2010.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://oglobo.globo.com/pais/mat/2010/05/10/fernando-collor-confirma-pre-candidatura-ao-governo-de-alagoas-916540689.asp|title=Fernando Collor confirma pré-candidatura ao governo de Alagoas|work=O Globo|publisher=Grupo Globo |access-date=12 August 2013}}</ref> However, he lost the race, finishing a narrow third after Lessa and incumbent [[Teotonio Vilela Filho]], thus eliminated from the runoff. This was Collor's second electoral loss.

In 2014, Collor was re-elected to the Senate with 55% of the vote.<ref name=bbc>{{cite news|url=http://g1.globo.com/al/alagoas/eleicoes/2014/noticia/2014/10/fernando-collor-ptb-e-reeleito-senador-pelo-estado-de-alagoas.html|title=Fernando Collor, PTB, é reeleito senador pelo estado de Alagoas|publisher=Grupo Globo|work=G1|access-date=2 May 2015|date=5 October 2014|archive-date=20 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920131444/http://g1.globo.com/al/alagoas/eleicoes/2014/noticia/2014/10/fernando-collor-ptb-e-reeleito-senador-pelo-estado-de-alagoas.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 20 August 2015, Collor was charged by the [[Prosecutor General of Brazil]] with corruption, as a development of [[Operation Car Wash]] ({{langx|pt|Operação Lava Jato}}). Details of the charge were kept under wraps so as not to jeopardize the investigation.<ref name=nyt2015>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2015/08/20/world/americas/ap-lt-brazil-corruption.html|title=Brazil House Leader, Ex-President Hit With Corruption Charges|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=21 August 2015|date=20 August 2015}}</ref>

In 2016, Collor abandoned PTB and joined the [[Christian Labour Party]] (PTC), a small Christian democratic party which had no representatives in the Congress at the time. Collor also voted to impeach Rousseff as Senator.

In 2019, Collor left PTC and joined the [[Republican Party of the Social Order]].

In 2022, Collor left the [[Republican Party of the Social Order]] and rejoined the [[Brazilian Labour Party (current)]]. 
Also in 2022, Collor ran for Governor of Alagoas, placing 3rd and not making the run-off. Collor garnered 14,57% of the votes.

In 2023, the [[Supreme Federal Court|Brazilian Supreme Federal Court]] voted to convict Collor on charges of money laundering and corruption. He was accused of receiving R$30 million in bribes from [[Petrobras]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-05-19 |title=Brazil's top court convicts ex-President Collor on money laundering, corruption |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/brazils-top-court-convicts-ex-president-collor-money-laundering-corruption-2023-05-19/ |access-date=2023-05-19 |archive-date=22 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230522211132/https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/brazils-top-court-convicts-ex-president-collor-money-laundering-corruption-2023-05-19/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On 24 April 2025, Justice [[Alexandre de Moraes]] rejected Collor's appeal and reinstated his nine-year prison sentence.<ref>{{Cite news|date=24 April 2025 |title=Brazil Top Court Judge Rejects Ex-president Collor De Mello's Appeal |language=en |work=Barron's |url=https://www.barrons.com/news/brazil-supreme-court-judge-orders-imprisonment-of-convicted-ex-president-collor-bc66ab5e |access-date=25 April 2025}}</ref> Collor was arrested the next day at [[Maceió]]'s [[Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport]] in order to serve his corruption conviction.<ref>[https://apnews.com/article/brazil-fernando-collor-former-president-corruption-prison-04c4c04d633c7a02aadd086e2fcaf734 "Brazil’s former President Fernando Collor arrested after corruption conviction"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250425130352/https://apnews.com/article/brazil-fernando-collor-former-president-corruption-prison-04c4c04d633c7a02aadd086e2fcaf734 |date=25 April 2025 }}. Retrieved on April 25, 2025.</ref> On 1 May, de Moraes allowed Collor to undergo house arrest on medical grounds.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2 May 2025 |title=Brazil judge grants former President Collor house arrest for health reasons |language=en |work=AP News |url=https://apnews.com/article/brazil-fernando-collor-house-arrest-corruption-0e2b5c1a9f99ee3c63179e3056da1d03 |access-date=2 May 2025}}</ref>