Caio Narcio Explained

Caio Narcio
Office:Federal Deputy for Rio de Janeiro
Term Start:1 February 2015
Term End:31 January 2019
Birth Name:Caio Narcio Rodrigues da Silveira
Birth Date:21 August 1986
Birth Place:Uberlândia, Brazil
Death Place:São Paulo, Brazil
Party:PSDB (2006–2020)
Profession:Social scientist, politician

Caio Narcio Rodrigues da Silveira (21 August 1986 – 16 August 2020), often simply known as Caio Narcio, was a Brazilian politician and a social scientist. Born in Minas Gerais, he served as a state representative from 2015 to 2019.[1]

Personal life

The son of politicians Narcio Rodrigues and Ana Cássia, Narcio graduated from the Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais.[1]

Political career

Narcio voted in favor of the impeachment motion of then-president Dilma Rousseff.[2] Narcio would vote in favor of a similar corruption investigation into Rousseff's successor Michel Temer,[3] and he voted in favor of the 2017 Brazilian labor reforms.[4]

Health and death

In 2018, Narcio developed meningoencephalitis. On 2 July 2020, Narcio was taken to a hospital in São Paulo with a high fever, and subsequently tested positive for COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil. He died from complications of the virus exacerbated by meningoencephalitis on 16 August 2020, at age 33.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Deputado Caio Nárcio (PSDB-MG). Câmara dos Deputados do Brasil. Portuguese. 18 August 2020. 22 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200822132329/https://www2.camara.leg.br/atividade-legislativa/comissoes/comissoes-permanentes/ce/conheca/perfil-do-presidente/ex-presidentes/deputado-caio-narcio-psdb-mg. live.
  2. News: Reforma trabalhista: como votaram os deputados. https://web.archive.org/web/20120409132414/https://www.cartacapital.com.br/blogs/parlatorio/reforma-trabalhista-como-votaram-os-deputados. 9 April 2012. dead. Carta Capital. Portuguese. 27 April 2017. 18 September 2017.
  3. Web site: Veja como deputados votaram no impeachment de Dilma, na PEC 241, na reforma trabalhista e na denúncia contra Temer. 2 August 2017. 5 May 2019. Portuguese. O Globo. See how deputies voted in the impeachment of Dilma, in PEC 241, in the labor reform and in the denunciation against Temer. 6 February 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210206005356/https://g1.globo.com/politica/noticia/veja-como-deputados-votaram-no-impeachment-de-dilma-na-pec-241-na-reforma-trabalhista-e-na-denuncia-contra-temer.ghtml. live.
  4. News: Como votou cada deputado sobre a denúncia contra Temer. https://web.archive.org/web/20120409132414/https://www.cartacapital.com.br/politica/como-votou-cada-deputado-sobre-a-denuncia-contra-temer. 9 April 2012. dead. Carta Capital. Portuguese. 4 August 2017. 18 September 2017.
  5. Web site: Caio Narcio, ex-deputado federal por Minas Gerais, morre aos 33 anos, com Covid. O Tempo. Portuguese. 16 August 2020. 18 August 2020. 22 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200822132340/https://www.otempo.com.br/politica/caio-narcio-ex-deputado-federal-por-minas-gerais-morre-aos-33-anos-com-covid-1.2372894. live.