Paulo Teixeira (politician)
Brazilian politician, lawyer, and professor (born 1961)
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Luiz Paulo Teixeira Ferreira (born 6 May 1961), known as Paulo Teixeira, a Brazilian politician, lawyer, and professor who belongs to the Partido dos Trabalhadores (PT, or Workers’ Party). He is currently a federal deputy in the lower house of the Brazilian Parliament, where he served as PT party leader in 2011
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(in 2015; office re-established)
6 May 1961
Paulo Teixeira | |
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Teixeira in 2023 | |
| Minister of Agrarian Development[1] | |
| In office 1 January 2023 – 31 March 2026 | |
| President | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva |
| Preceded by | Patrus Ananias (in 2015; office re-established) |
| Succeeded by | Fernanda Machiaveli |
| Federal Deputy for São Paulo | |
| Assumed office 1 February 2007 | |
| Vereador for São Paulo | |
| In office 1 January 2005 – 31 January 2007 | |
| State Deputy for São Paulo | |
| In office 15 March 1995 – 31 December 2000 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Luiz Paulo Teixeira Ferreira 6 May 1961 Águas da Prata, SP, Brazil |
| Party | PT |
| Spouse | Alice Mieko Yamaguchi |
Early life and education
Teixeira, who is a brother of State Representative Luiz Fernando Teixeira, received a Master of Science in Constitutional Law from the University of São Paulo.
Career
Teixeira was a São Paulo state deputy twice, in 1994-1995 and 1998–2000. From 2001 to 2004 he served as Municipal Secretary of Habitation and Human Development in the municipality of São Paulo; from 2003 to 2004 he was Chief Executive Officer of the Metropolitan Housing Company of São Paulo (COHAB); and from 2004 to 2007 he was a city councilman in São Paulo. He was elected a federal deputy in 2006, taking office in 2007, and was re-elected to Parliament in 2010.[2]
He was a candidate for president of PT in 2013. He supports political reform and was critical of PT's then alliance with the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB).[3]
He was supportive of ex-president Lula when he was questioned and tried in connection with the scandal known as Operation Car Wash.[4]
In a 2015 op-ed for O Globo, Teixeira praised then president Dilma Rousseff for vetoing corporate financing of election campaigns and political parties, saying that by doing so she had shown “deep respect for democracy.”[5]