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Hugo Leal (politician)

For the footballer of the same name, see Hugo Leal (footballer).
Hugo Leal
Leal in 2010
Federal Deputy for Rio de Janeiro
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 February 2007
State Deputy for Rio de Janeiro
In office
1 February 1999 – 31 January 2006
Personal details
Born (1962-08-06) 6 August 1962 (age 62)
Ouro Fino, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Political partyPSD (2018–)
PSB (2016–2018)
PROS (2013–2016)
PSC (2003–2013)
PSB (2001–2003)
PTD (1988–2001)

Hugo Leal Melo da Silva (born 6 August 1962) more commonly known as Hugo Leal is a Brazilian politician as well as a syndicalist and trade union president. Although born in Minas Gerais, he has spent his political career representing Rio de Janeiro, having served as federal deputy representative since 2007.[1]

Personal life

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Leal is the son of Leal Pereira da Silva e Vicentina de Paula Pereira da Silva.[1] Prior to entering politics he was lawyer and real estate brooker.[1] Leal is a Roman Catholic and member of a Catholic Parliamentary Front which campaigns against abortion on other issues.[2][3]

Political career

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Leal voted in favor of the impeachment motion of then-president Dilma Rousseff.[4] He would later vote against opening a similar corruption investigation against Rousseff's successor Michel Temer,[5] and voted in favor of the 2017 Brazilian labor reforms.[6]

Despite his religion Leal has often campaigned with the evangelical parliamentary group on issues the two agree on.[7] Leal is a strong supporter of limiting government involvement and regulations in the economy.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "HUGO LEAL – Biografia". Câmara dos Deputados do Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Temer recebe parlamentares católicos e evangélicos" (in Portuguese). 7 April 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Deputado Federal Hugo Leal participa de Fórum Política com Fé" (in Portuguese). 8 April 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ Lima, Luciana (5 September 2013). "Bancada evangélica tenta garantir controle da reforma do Código Penal na Câmara". iG Brasília (in Portuguese). Último Segundo. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  8. ^ "Proposta de Hugo Leal exige medidas de compliance contra corrupção" (in Portuguese). PSB 40. 9 January 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2019.


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