João Pimenta Lopes | |
Honorific-Suffix: | MEP |
Office: | Member of the European Parliament |
Term Start: | 31 January 2016 |
Term End: | 15 July 2024 |
Constituency: | Portugal |
Birth Place: | Lisbon, Campo Grande, Portugal |
Nationality: | Portuguese |
Party: | Portuguese Communist Party |
Occupation: | Politician |
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João Pimenta Lopes (born 12 April 1980) is a Portuguese politician, who, since January 2016, has served as a Member of the European Parliament, representing Portugal for the Portuguese Communist Party. He was appointed to replace Inês Zuber following her resignation.
On 2 March 2022, he was one of 13 MEPs who voted against condemning the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[1]
On 15 September 2022, he was one of 16 MEPs who voted against condemning President Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua for human rights violations, in particular the arrest of Bishop Rolando Álvarez. [2] [3] [4]