Marcos Rogério (politician)
Brazilian politician
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Marcos Rogério da Silva Brito (born 7 July 1978) more commonly known as Marcos Rogério is a federal senator of Brazil representing his home state of Rondônia. He previously served in the chamber of deputies from 2011 to 2019.[1]
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Marcos Rogério | |
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Official portrait as senator | |
| Senator for Rondônia | |
| Assumed office 1 February 2019 | |
| Assumed office 1 February 2021 | |
| In office 1 February 2011 – 1 February 2019 | |
| City Councillor of Ji-Paraná | |
| In office 1 January 2009 – 1 February 2011 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Marcos Rogério da Silva Brito 7 July 1978 |
| Party | PL (2022–present) |
Other political affiliations | |
| Profession | Journalist, Radio Personality |
Personal life
Marcos Rogério was born to Samuel Lopes de Brito and Maria Cecilia da Silva.[1] Prior to becoming a politician, Marcos Rogério worked as a journalist for Rede Globo. He is a graduate of Universidade Luterana do Brasil.[1] Marcos Rogério is an Evangelical Christian, and belongs to the Pentecostal denomination Assembleias de Deus.[2]
Political career
Marcos Rogério voted in favor of the impeachment motion of then-president Dilma Rousseff.[3] He would later vote in favor of opening a similar corruption investigation against Rousseff's successor Michel Temer,[4] and voted in favor of the 2017 Brazilian labor reforms.[5]
In the 2018 Brazilian general election Marcos Rogério was elected to the federal senate with 324,939 votes.[6] He was one of six new Evangelical members elected to the federal senate in that election.[7]