André Luis Gaspar Janones (born 5 May 1984) is a Brazilian lawyer, politician, and member of Avante. Since 2019, he has been a federal deputy for Minas Gerais.[1]
André Janones | |
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| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| Assumed office 1 February 2019 | |
| Constituency | Minas Gerais |
| Personal details | |
| Born | André Luis Gaspar Janones 5 May 1984 Ituiutaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| Political party | Avante (since 2018) |
| Other political affiliations | |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Biography edit
He was born in Ituiutaba, on 5 May 1984. He is the son of Divina Gaspar Janones.[2]
His first job was as a bus conductor between 2003 and 2005. In 2004, he got a scholarship at the then Fundação Educacional de Ituiutaba, now a unit of the Minas Gerais State University.
In 2005, he started working as a clerk at the Court of Justice of the State of Minas Gerais, in Ituiutaba. In 2008, he passed the Order of Attorneys of Brazil exam and set up his firm André Janones & Advogados Associados.
He is a member of the Lagoinha Church.[3]
Political career edit
In 2016, he ran for mayor of Ituiutaba, finishing in second place with 13,759 votes (24.40% of valid votes). He gained notoriety when he proclaimed himself one of the main leaders of the truck drivers' strike in Brazil in 2018[4] and, as a result, he ended up being elected federal deputy in the 2018 elections. He was the third most voted federal deputy in Minas Gerais, receiving 178,660 votes (1.77% of the valid votes in the election).[5] He was highlighted during the Auxílio Emergencial votes, where his live on Facebook became the most commented on in the western world, with 3.3 million views and 177 thousand comments, equaling the mark of the sertanejo singer Marília Mendonça [citation needed].
On 29 January 2022, his pre-candidacy for the Presidency of the Republic, by his party, Avante, was made official.[6] On August 4, 2022, during a live broadcast alongside former president and candidate Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Janones withdrew from the candidacy to support the PT. “From that moment on, our candidacy is unified and starts to be represented by the candidacy of President Lula”, he declared.[7][8]
References edit
- ^ "Eleições 2018 – Tudo sobre as eleições presidenciais em outubro. Veja os candidatos, últimas notícias, gráficos das pesquisas eleitorais, debates e entrevistas com quem poderá ser eleito presidente do Brasil, governador, deputado federal, deputado estadual ou senador em 2018". Eleições 2018 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ "André Janones | Deputado Federal". André Janones (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 4 November 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ Minas, Estado de (21 October 2018). "Deputado eleito por atuação nas redes sociais ganha visibilidade com greve dos caminhoneiros". Estado de Minas (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ Oliveira, André de (31 May 2018). "André Janones, a meteórica ascensão do 'porta-voz' da greve que nunca foi caminhoneiro". El País Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ "Veja quem são os deputados federais eleitos para a Câmara por MG". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ "Deputado André Janones oficializa pré-candidatura à Presidência pelo Avante". Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 29 January 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ "Em live, Janones desiste de disputar o Planalto e anuncia apoio a Lula | Radar". VEJA (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ "Janones desiste de candidatura e decide apoiar Lula". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 16 August 2022.
External links edit
- Official website
Media related to André Janones at Wikimedia Commons
