Altineu Côrtes
Brazilian politician (born 1968)
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Altineu Côrtes Freitas Coutinho (born 13 September 1968), better known as simply Altineu Côrtes, is a Brazilian politician and businessman. He has represented Rio de Janeiro in the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies since 2015.[1] Before that, he was a member of the state legislature of Rio de Janeiro.
Altineu Côrtes | |
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Côrtes in August 2016 | |
| Vice-President of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| Assumed office 1 February 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Marcos Pereira |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| Assumed office 1 February 2015 | |
| Constituency | Rio de Janeiro |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Rio de Janeiro | |
| In office 1 February 2003 – 1 February 2015 | |
| Constituency | At-large |
| State Secretary of Environment and Sustainability of Rio de Janeiro | |
| In office 26 December 2019 – 8 October 2020 | |
| Governor | |
| State Secretary of Childhood and Youth of Rio de Janeiro | |
| In office 2 January 2004 – 25 August 2005 | |
| Governor | Rosinha Garotinho |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Altineu Côrtes Freitas Coutinho 13 September 1968 Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Party | PL (since 2018) |
Other political affiliations | |
| Occupation | Politician and entrepreneur |
| Website | altineucortes |
Personal life
Côrtes was born to Altineu Pires Coutinho and Angela Maria Freitas.[1] He is a member of the Assembleias de Deus church.[2]
Political career
Côrtes voted in favor of the impeachment motion of then-president Dilma Rousseff.[3] Côrtes would vote against a corruption investigation into Rousseff's successor Michel Temer,[4] and he voted in favor of the 2017 Brazilian labor reforms.[5]