Toninho Wandscheer Explained

Toninho Wandscheer
Office:Federal Deputy for Paraná
Term Start:1 February 2015
Office1:State representative for Paraná
Term Start1:1 February 2011
Term End1:31 January 2015
Office2:Mayor of Fazenda Rio Grande
Term Start2:1 January 2001
Term End2:1 January 2008
Birth Date:31 August 1950
Birth Place:Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil
Party:PROS

Antonio Wandscheer (born 31 August 1950) more commonly known as Toninho or Toninho Wandscheer is a Brazilian politician and engineer. He has spent his political career representing Paraná, having served as state representative since 2015.[1]

Personal life

Wandscheer was born to Paulo Wandscheer and Maria Koupaka.[1] Prior to becoming a politician Wandscheer worked as an engineer.[2] He is married to Angela Wandscheer and has three sons: Alisson, Marcos, and Tiago.[3] Wandscheer is a Protestant Christian and a member of the evangelical caucus in the legislature, having a strong relationship with the Assembleias de Deus church.[4] [5]

Political career

Wandscheer voted in favor of the impeachment motion of then-president Dilma Rousseff.[6] He would later vote against opening a similar corruption investigation against Rousseff's successor Michel Temer,[7] and voted in favor of the 2017 Brazilian labor reforms.[8]

In 2019 Wandscheer was re-elected the coordinator of the representatives from Paraná in the chamber of deputies.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: TONINHO WANDSCHEER – Biografia. Câmara dos Deputados do Brasil. Portuguese. 6 May 2019.
  2. Web site: Jony Marcos. PRB. Portuguese. 1 May 2019.
  3. Web site: Quem é Toninho Wandscheer?. Deputado Toninho.com. Portuguese. 6 May 2019.
  4. Web site: Toninho participa de homenagem à Igreja Evangélica Assembleia de Deus. Deputado Toninho.com. Portuguese. 6 June 2011. 6 May 2019.
  5. Web site: Deputado Toninho Wandscheer recebe pastor Presidente da Igreja Assembléia de Deus de Fazenda Rio Grande. Destaque Regional. Karoline. Silva. 13 April 2018. 6 May 2019. Portuguese.
  6. 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.
  7. Web site: Veja como deputados votaram no impeachment de Dilma, na PEC 241, na reforma trabalhista e na denúncia contra Temer. 2 August 2017. 6 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.
  8. 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.
  9. Web site: Toninho Wandscheer é reeleito coordenador da bancada paranaense na Câmara. João. Frey. 19 February 2019. 6 May 2019. Portuguese. Gazeta do Povo.