Paulo Azi | |
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Federal Deputy for Bahia | |
Assumed office 1 February 2014 | |
State Deputy for Bahia | |
In office 1 February 2003 – 31 December 2014 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Salvador, Bahia, Brazil | 14 January 1963
Political party |
PFL (1994–2007) DEM (2007–) |
Paulo Velloso Dantas Az (born 14 January 1963) more commonly known as Paulo Azi is a Brazilian politician as well as a civil engineer and businessman. He has spent his political career representing his home state of Bahia, having served as state representative since 2015. [1]
He is the son of Jairo Azi and Julieta Velloso Dantas Azi. [1] He holds a degree in civil engineering from the Federal University of Bahia, graduating in 1986. He earned his postgraduate degree in 1991 from the Catholic University of Salvador. [1]
Pereira voted in favor of the impeachment motion of then-president Dilma Rousseff. [2] Pereira voted for the 2017 Brazilian labor reform, [3] and would vote against the opening of a corruption investigation into Rousseff's successor Michel Temer. [4]
As a member of the champer of deputies, Azi has campaigned to legalize gambling, arguing that it would help raise tax revenue. [5] He is politically conservative and seen as an ally of Jair Bolsonaro. [6]
Paulo Azi | |
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Federal Deputy for Bahia | |
Assumed office 1 February 2014 | |
State Deputy for Bahia | |
In office 1 February 2003 – 31 December 2014 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Salvador, Bahia, Brazil | 14 January 1963
Political party |
PFL (1994–2007) DEM (2007–) |
Paulo Velloso Dantas Az (born 14 January 1963) more commonly known as Paulo Azi is a Brazilian politician as well as a civil engineer and businessman. He has spent his political career representing his home state of Bahia, having served as state representative since 2015. [1]
He is the son of Jairo Azi and Julieta Velloso Dantas Azi. [1] He holds a degree in civil engineering from the Federal University of Bahia, graduating in 1986. He earned his postgraduate degree in 1991 from the Catholic University of Salvador. [1]
Pereira voted in favor of the impeachment motion of then-president Dilma Rousseff. [2] Pereira voted for the 2017 Brazilian labor reform, [3] and would vote against the opening of a corruption investigation into Rousseff's successor Michel Temer. [4]
As a member of the champer of deputies, Azi has campaigned to legalize gambling, arguing that it would help raise tax revenue. [5] He is politically conservative and seen as an ally of Jair Bolsonaro. [6]