Rubens Otoni Explained

Rubens Otoni
Office:Member of the Chamber of Deputies
Term Start:1 February 2003
Constituency:Goiás
Birth Name:Rubens Otoni Gomide
Birth Date:6 February 1956
Birth Place:Goianésia, Goiás, Brazil
Party:PT (since 1980)

Rubens Otoni Gomide (born 6 February 1956) is a Brazilian politician and university professor. He has spent his political career representing Goiás, having served as state representative since 2003.[1]

Personal life

Otoni graduated with a degree in mechanical engineering from the Federal University of Uberlândia, and also has a degree in law from the Law School of Anápolis, and is currently a professor at UniEvangélica.[2]

Political career

Otoni voted against the impeachment of then-president Dilma Rousseff,[3] and was one of her biggest supporters in congress.[4] Otoni voted in opposition to the 2017 Brazilian labor reform, and would vote in favor of a corruption investigation into Rousseff's successor Michel Temer.[5]

Otoni is a critic of Sergio Moro's anti-corruption campaign.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: RUBENS OTONI – Biografia. Câmara dos Deputados do Brasil. Portuguese. 1 March 2019.
  2. Web site: Curso de Direito da Faculdade Raízes Visita o Congresso Nacional. Portuguese. UniEvangélica. 1 March 2019. 23 September 2010.
  3. 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.
  4. Web site: Discurso de Rubens Otoni na sessão do Impeachment - 17/04/2016. 18 April 2016. 1 March 2019. Portuguese. YouTube. Ruben Otoni's official YouTube Channel.
  5. 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.
  6. Web site: Deputado Federal criticou pacote anticrime e cobrou pontos ausentes do texto do ministro da Justiça. "Moro's proposal goes against the best international experiences," says Otoni. 6 February 2019. 1 March 2019. Jornal Opção. Portuguese.

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