Dário Berger

{{Short description|Brazilian politician}}

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Dário Berger

|image = File:Foto oficial de Dário Berger.jpg

|alt =

|office = Senator for Santa Catarina

|term_start = February 1, 2015

|term_end = February 1, 2023

|office2 = 48th Mayor of Florianópolis

|term_start2 = January 1, 2005

|term_end2 = January 1, 2013

|predecessor2 = Ângela Amin

|successor2 = César Souza Júnior

|office3 = Mayor of São José

|term_start3 = January 1, 1997

|term_end3 = January 1, 2005

|predecessor3 = Gervásio Silva

|successor3 = Vanildo Macedo

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|12|07}}

|birth_place = Bom Retiro, Santa Catarina, Brazil

|alma_mater = Federal University of Santa Catarina (BBA)

|party = PSB (2022–present)

|otherparty = {{Plainlist|

• PFL (1991–2003)
• PSDB (2003–07)
• MDB (2007–22)

}}

|profession = Businessman

|website = {{URL|http://darioberger.com.br/}}

}}

Dário Berger (born December 7, 1956) is a Brazilian politician. He has represented Santa Catarina in the Federal Senate since 2015. Previously, he was mayor of Florianópolis from 2005 to 2012. He is a member of the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party.{{cite web|title=Senador Dario Berger|url=http://www25.senado.leg.br/web/senadores/senador/-/perfil/5537|work=Federal Senate|access-date=August 7, 2016}}

Berger has been repeatedly accused of corruption. While mayor of São José, Santa Catarina he was fined for several financial irregularities during the construction of a highway. He also faced criticism when he awarded South Stage Events LTDA a contract to build a big Christmas tree in the center of São Jose without a fair bidding process. Despite this, he was part of a Senate committee to investigate President Dilma Rousseff’s alleged tampering of fiscal data.{{cite web|title=The Who's Who of Corrupt Senators Set to Impeach Rousseff|url=http://www.caribflame.com/2016/05/the-whos-who-of-corrupt-senators-set-to-impeach-rousseff/|website=Caribflame|access-date=August 13, 2016|date=May 6, 2016}}