Vicente Paulo da Silva
Vicente Paulo da Silva (born 8 April 1956) more commonly known as Vicentinho is a Brazilian politician as well as a syndicalist and trade union president. Although born in Rio Grande do Norte, he has spent his political career representing São Paulo, having served as federal deputy representative since 2003.[1]
Vicente Paulo da Silva | |
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Federal Deputy for São Paulo | |
Assumed office 1 February 2003 | |
State Deputy for São Paulo | |
In office 1 February 1999 – 31 January 2003 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Santa Cruz, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil | 8 April 1956
Political party | PT (1981–) |
Personal life
Vicentinho is the son of Francisco Germano da Silva and Maria Jeronimo da Silva.[1] Prior to entering politics he was the head of syndicalist organization in São Paulo and was the president for 36 years of a trade union called "Central Única dos Trabalhadores" (CUT) that campaigned for wage equality.[2]
Political career
Vicentinho voted against the impeachment motion of then-president Dilma Rousseff and political reformation.[3] He would later vote in favor of opening a similar corruption investigation against Rousseff's successor Michel Temer,[4] and voted against the 2017 Brazilian labor reforms.[5]
Vicentinho was investigated during Operation Car Wash for allegedly taking R$ 30,000 in bribes from Odebrecht.[6]
References
- "VICENTINHO – Biografia". Câmara dos Deputados do Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- Bragon, Ranier (5 February 2015). "Ex-sindicalista, Vicentinho promove arrocho salarial" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- "Reforma trabalhista: como votaram os deputados" (in Portuguese). Carta Capital. 27 April 2017. Archived from the original on 9 April 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
- "Veja como deputados votaram no impeachment de Dilma, na PEC 241, na reforma trabalhista e na denúncia contra Temer" [See how deputies voted in the impeachment of Dilma, in PEC 241, in the labor reform and in the denunciation against Temer] (in Portuguese). O Globo. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- "Como votou cada deputado sobre a denúncia contra Temer" (in Portuguese). Carta Capital. 4 August 2017. Archived from the original on 9 April 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
- "Delação da Odebrecht: deputado Vicentinho é suspeito de receber doação não contabilizada para campanha" (in Portuguese). G1 Globo. 12 April 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2019.