| Antônio Jácome | |
| Office: | Federal Deputy from Rio Grande do Norte |
| Term Start: | 1 February 2015 |
| Term End: | 1 February 2019 |
| Office1: | Vice–Governor of Rio Grande do Norte |
| Term Start1: | 1 January 2003 |
| Term End1: | 1 January 2007 |
| Governor1: | Wilma de Faria |
| Predecessor1: | Fernando Freire |
| Successor1: | Iberê Ferreira |
| Office2: | State Deputy of Rio Grande do Norte |
| Term Start2: | 1 February 1991 |
| Term End2: | 31 December 1994 |
| Office3: | Alderman of Natal |
| Term Start3: | 1 January 1989 |
| Term End3: | 31 January 1991 |
| Birth Date: | 1962 5, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Sousa, Paraíba, Brazil |
| Party: | PODE (2017-present) |
| Otherparty: | PMN (2003–2017) PSB (–2017) PDT MDB |
Antônio Jácome de Lima Júnior (born 26 May 1962), better known as Antônio Jácome, is a Brazilian politician as well as a lawyer, medic, and theologian. Although born in Paraíba, he has spent his political career representing Rio Grande do Norte, having served as federal deputy representative from 2015 to 2019.[1]
Jácome is the son of Francisco Xavier de Mesquita and Alda Jácome de Mesquita.[1] Aside from being a politician Jácome has also worked as a lawyer, medic, and theologian.[2] His son Jacó Jácome and nephew Eriko Jácome are both politicians in the state legislature of Rio Grande do Norte. In August 2017 Jácome published a book detailing his time in office.[2]
He is a member and former pastor of the Assembleias de Deus, and became the first evangelical elected from Rio Grande do Norte as federal deputy.[2] In 2011 Jácome was expelled from the role of pastor in the church after it was exposed that Jácome had impregnated a woman in an extra marital affair and later forced her to have an abortion.[3]
Jácome voted in favor of the impeachment of then-president Dilma Rousseff.[4] Jácome voted in favor of 2015 tax reforms but against the 2017 Brazilian labor reform,[5] and would vote in favor of a corruption investigation into Rousseff's successor Michel Temer.[6]
Jácome contested the 2018 Brazilian general election in his state for the position of senator and garnered 307,399 votes, although it was not enough for him to be elected.[7] In December 2018 Jácome was rumored for the position of Minister of Women, Family and Human Rights in the Bolsonaro government, a move that was controversial both with liberals and conservatives due to his anti-abortion views and his history of forcing a woman to have an abortion. Eventually Damares Alves was nominated instead.[8]