Vicente Paulo da Silva | |
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![]() Vicentinho in November 2003 | |
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–) |
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]
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]
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]
Vicente Paulo da Silva | |
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![]() Vicentinho in November 2003 | |
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–) |
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]
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]
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]