Paulo César Farias
Biography
Paulo César Siqueira Cavalcante Farias, known as PC Farias, (Passo de Camaragibe, September 20, 1945 – Maceió, June 23, 1996) was a Brazilian businessman. Farias gained notoriety for acting as head of Fernando Collor de Mello's election campaign and for his involvement in the corruption scandal that led to the latter's impeachment, for his flight from the country and for the controversial circumstances in which he was murdered.
Known For & Full Filmography2 Titles
Drama Series - 2025, 16 episodes • as Self (archive footage)
The rise and fall of Fernando Collor de Mello, Brazil's youngest president and the first president in the Americas to be impeached.
Movie - 2023, 2h 15m • as Self (archive footage)
A biography of Paulo César Farias, better known as PC Farias. PC was treasurer of former President Fernando Collor de Mello and was directly involved in the process that culminated in Collor's impeachment, deeply shaking the recently restored Brazilian democracy. The film features the participation of dozens of people who knew and lived with Farias, abundant documentation and exclusive archive material, which reveals the intricacies of Brazilian politics, focusing especially on the relationships between capital, ideology, power and organized crime.