José Antonio Medeiros Explained

José Medeiros
Office:Member of the Chamber of Deputies
Term Start:1 January 2019
Constituency:Mato Grosso
Office1:Senator for Mato Grosso
Term Start1:1 February 2011
Term End1:1 February 2019
Birth Name:José Antonio Medeiros
Birth Date:19 March 1970
Birth Place:Caicó, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Party:PL (since 2022)
Profession:Federal highway police officer

José Antonio Medeiros (born 19 March 1970) is a Brazilian politician. He had represented Mato Grosso in the Federal Senate from 2015 to 2019 and is currently member of the Chamber of Deputies. He is a member of the Liberal Party (PL).

Personal life

Medeiros is a devout member of the Presbyterian church.[1]

Political career

Medeiros voted in favor of the impeachment against then-president Dilma Rousseff.[2] Medeiros voted in favor of the 2017 Brazilian labor reform, and would later back Rousseff's successor Michel Temer against a similar corruption investigation and impeachment motion.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Senado Federal homenageia a IPB e o Mackenzie. 16 November 2015. 6 March 2019. Portuguese.
  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. 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.