Alessandro Molon | |
Office: | Member of the Chamber of Deputies |
Term Start: | 1 February 2011 |
Term End: | 1 February 2023 |
Constituency: | Rio de Janeiro |
Office1: | Chamber PSB Leader |
Term Start1: | 19 February 2020 |
Term End1: | 2 February 2021 |
Predecessor1: | Tadeu Alencar |
Successor1: | Danilo Cabral |
Office2: | Chamber Opposition Leader |
Term Start2: | 25 March 2021 |
Term End2: | 16 February 2022 |
Predecessor2: | André Figueiredo |
Successor2: | Wolney Queiroz |
Term Start3: | 19 February 2019 |
Term End3: | 11 March 2020 |
Predecessor3: | José Guimarães |
Successor3: | André Figueiredo |
Office4: | State Deputy of Rio de Janeiro |
Term Start4: | 1 February 2003 |
Term End4: | 1 February 2011 |
Constituency4: | At-large |
Birth Name: | Alessandro Lucciola Molon |
Birth Date: | 28 October 1971 |
Birth Place: | Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
Party: | PSB (2018–present) |
Spouse: | Clarisse Molon |
Children: | 3 |
Alma Mater: | Fluminense Federal University Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro |
Alessandro Lucciola Molon (28 October 1971) is a Brazilian teacher and politician, member of the Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB) and former Leader of the Opposition in the Chamber of Deputies. He was the rapporteur to Brazil's Bill of Rights for the Internet (Marco Civil da Internet), ensuring net neutrality, privacy protection and freedom of expression online.
Alessandro Molon was born in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, but was raised in Rio de Janeiro, where he lives.
He holds a bachelor's and a master's degree in history from Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF) and a bachelor's degree in law from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio). He is currently concluding his doctorate at Universidade Estadual do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ).
Alessandro Molon has also taught in public and private schools in Rio de Janeiro, before beginning his political career. He currently teaches Law students at PUC-Rio.
After experiencing the tough educational scenario in Brazil as a teacher, Alessandro Molon decided to pursue a political career in order to make more impactful changes, with a focus on combating the country's abyssal inequalities. In 2002, he was elected for his first term as state deputy in the Legislative Assembly of the Rio de Janeiro State (Alerj), being reelected in 2006. In this period, he was president of Alerj's Human Rights Commission and Culture Commission, and was known for his opposition to controversial political figures such as Jorge Picciani and Sérgio Cabral, who are now in prison.
In 2010, Alessandro Molon was elected federal deputy in the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies. In his first term, he reported and approved the Marco Civil da Internet (Free Internet Law). He also managed to update the Brazilian Constitution to guarantee access to justice for all, through the Public Defender's Office amendment.
In 2014, Alessandro Molon was reelected for his second term as federal deputy. Molon was the main articulator of the process that dismissed the former deputy and President of the Chamber of Deputies, Eduardo Cunha, who was later charged with corruption and imprisoned. Alessandro Molon was also a strong voice against president Michel Temer's government. In his second term, Molon became known for his work in defense of climate protection as President of the Environment Parliamentary Group.
In 2018, Alessandro Molon was reelected federal deputy for a third term, with t he third largest number of votes in the State of Rio de Janeiro. In 2019, he was appointed Leader of the Opposition to president Jair Bolsonaro’s government. Molon also articulated and ensured the approval of a project of his authorship that removes firearms of those who commit violence against women.
Alessandro Molon ran for Mayor of Rio de Janeiro in 2008 and 2016.
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