Paulo Muacho Explained
| Paulo Muacho |
| Office1: | Member of the Assembly of the Republic |
| Constituency1: | Setúbal |
| Term Start1: | 26 March 2024 |
| Office2: | Member of Lisbon City Council |
| Term Start2: | 2017 |
| Term End2: | 2021 |
| Birth Name: | Paulo Jorge Velez Muacho |
| Birth Date: | 14 July 1990 |
| Birth Place: | Campo Maior, Portugal |
| Party: | LIVRE |
| Occupation: | Lawyer |
Paulo Jorge Velez Muacho (born 14 July 1990) is a Portuguese lawyer, politician and member of the Assembly of the Republic, the national legislature of Portugal. A member of the LIVRE party, he has represented Setúbal since March 2024.
Early life
Muacho was born on 14 July 1990 in Campo Maior.[1] [2] He grew up in Seixal on the south bank of the Tagus.[2] [3] He has a degree in law.[1] He also has a master's degree in law.[1]
Career
Muacho is a practicing lawyer.[2] [4]
Muacho joined LIVRE in 2014 shortly after its formation and has been a part of the Contact Group, the party's executive body, from 2015 to 2020 and since 2022.[2] [4] He was a member of Lisbon City Council from 2017 to 2021.[2] [3] He is currently working as coordinator for the LIVRE group on Lisbon City Council.[2] At the 2015 legislative election Muacho was placed tenth on LIVRE's list of candidates in Setúbal but the party failed to win any seats in the constituency.[5] At the 2019 legislative election he was placed fourth on LIVRE's list of candidates in Lisbon but the party only won a single seat in the constituency.[6] At the 2022 legislative election he was placed first on LIVRE's list of candidates in Setúbal but the party failed to win any seats in the constituency.[7] He was elected to the Assembly of the Republic at the 2024 legislative election.[8]
Electoral history
Election! scope=col| Constituency | scope=col colspan="2" | Party | scope=col colspan="2" | Alliance | scope=col | No. | scope=col | Result |
|---|
| | | | | | 10 | Not elected |
| 2017 local[9] | | | | | | 5 | Elected |
| | | | | | 4 | Not elected |
| | | | | | 1 | Not elected |
| | | | | | 1 | Elected | |
Notes and References
- Web site: Deputados: Biografia - Paulo Muacho . 30 March 2024 . Lisbon, Portugal . pt.
- Web site: Paulo Muacho . . 30 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240313203838/https://partidolivre.pt/primarias-legislativas-2024/setubal/paulo-muacho . 13 March 2024 . Lisbon, Portugal . pt.
- News: Rito . Francisco Alves . Paulo Muacho: “Se mudarmos agora de governo, provavelmente o aeroporto não irá avançar” . 30 March 2024 . O Setubalense . 12 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220812220437/https://osetubalense.com/ultimas/2022/01/12/paulo-muacho-se-mudarmos-agora-de-governo-provavelmente-o-aeroporto-nao-ira-avancar/ . 12 August 2022 . Setúbal, Portugal . pt.
- Web site: Paulo Muacho . . 30 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240313193059/https://partidolivre.pt/?team=paulo-velez-muacho . 13 March 2024 . Lisbon, Portugal . pt.
- Web site: Candidatos . Eleições legislativas 2015 4 outubro . . 30 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231209141628/https://www.eleicoes.mai.gov.pt/legislativas2015/candidatos.html . 9 December 2023 . Lisbon, Portugal . pt.
- Web site: Candidatos . Eleições legislativas 2019 6 de outubro . . 30 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240127183241/https://www.eleicoes.mai.gov.pt/legislativas2019/candidatos.html . 27 January 2024 . Lisbon, Portugal . pt.
- Web site: Candidatos . Eleições legislativas 30 de janeiro de 2022 . . 30 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240116151420/https://www.eleicoes.mai.gov.pt/legislativas2022/candidatos . 16 January 2024 . Lisbon, Portugal . pt.
- Web site: Candidatos . Eleições legislativas 10 de março de 2024 . . 30 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240311152645/https://www.legislativas2024.mai.gov.pt/candidatos . 11 March 2024 . Lisbon, Portugal . pt.
- Série I - Comissão Nacional de Eleições: Mapa Oficial n.º 1-A/2017 - Mapa oficial dos resultados das eleições gerais para os órgãos das autarquias locais de 1 de outubro de 2017 . . 30 November 2017 . 2017 . 231 . 6502-(225) . 16 March 2024 . National Elections Commission . https://web.archive.org/web/20240131213554/https://cne.pt/sites/default/files/dl/al2017_mapa_resultados.pdf . 31 January 2024 . Lisbon, Portugal . pt.
