Vicente Paulo da Silva
Brazilian politician (born 1956)
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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]
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 | 8 April 1956 |
| Party | PT (1981–) |
Personal life
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]
Political career
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]