Maria do Carmo Alves

{{Short description|Brazilian politician (1941–2024)}}

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{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Maria do Carmo Alves

| image = Senadores da 56ª Legislatura -Carmo Alves (46160353155).jpg

| alt =

| office = Senator for Sergipe

| term_start = 1 February 1999

| term_end = 1 February 2023

| office1 = First Lady of Sergipe

| term_start1 = 15 March 1991

| term_end1 = 1 January 1995

| governor1 = João Alves Filho

| predecessor1 = Leonor Franco

| successor1 = Eliane Aquino

| term_start2 = 15 March 1983

| term_end2 = 15 March 1987

| governor2 = João Alves Filho

| predecessor2 = Ana Luíza Valadares

| successor2 = Leonor Franco

| birth_name = Maria do Carmo do Nascimento Alves

| birth_date = {{birth date|1941|08|23|df=y}}

| birth_place = Cedro de São João, Sergipe, Brazil

| death_date = {{death date and age|2024|08|31|1941|08|23|df=y}}

| death_place = Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil

| party = PP (2022–2024)

| otherparty = {{Plainlist|

• PDS (1980–1985)
• PFL (1985–2007)
• DEM (2007–2022)
• UNIÃO (2022)

}}

| alma_mater = Federal University of Sergipe (LL.B.)

| spouse = {{Marriage|João Alves Filho|1966|24 November 2020|end=died}}

| profession = Businesswoman, lawyer

| caption = Official portrait, 2019

}}

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).{{cite web|title=Senadora Maria do Carmo Alves|url=http://www25.senado.leg.br/web/senadores/senador/-/perfil/1023|work=Federal Senate|access-date=17 August 2016}}

She voted in favor of impeaching Dilma Rousseff.[http://g1.globo.com/se/sergipe/noticia/2016/08/ricardo-franco-deixa-o-senado-e-maria-do-carmo-reassume-na-terca.html Ricardo Franco deixa o Senado e Maria do Carmo reassume na terça]

Alves died from pancreatic cancer on 31 August 2024, at the age of 83.[https://g1.globo.com/se/sergipe/noticia/2024/08/31/morre-aos-83-anos-a-ex-senadora-maria-do-carmo-alves-em-aracaju.ghtml Maria do Carmo Alves, primeira senadora eleita por Sergipe, morre aos 83 anos em Aracaju] {{in lang|pt}}