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He briefly served as the 20th vice president of Brazil for a month between March and April Sarney was a member of the Chamber of Deputies from until and of the Senate from until During the Brazilian military dictatorship, Sarney affiliated himself with the government party, ARENA, becoming the president of the party in Sarney joined the dissenters, and was instrumental in the creation of the Liberal Front Party.

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Neves won the presidential election, but fell ill and died before taking office, and Sarney became president. He started out his term with great popularity, but public opinion shifted with the Brazilian debt crisis and the failure of Plano Cruzado to abate chronic inflation. His government is seen today as disastrous and clientelism was widespread having longlasting consequences for the Brazilian Republic post military dictatorship.

Following his presidency, Sarney resumed his senate career elected again in and serving until He also held the position of President of the Federal Senate three times following his presidency. At age 94, he is the oldest living former Brazilian president, and at the time of his retirement in , had one of the longest congressional careers in Brazilian history.

His family has origins in Viseu in Portugal.