Antonio Carlos Martins de Bulhões (born 5 May 1968) is a Brazilian politician and religious leader. Although born in Rio de Janeiro, he has spent his political career representing São Paulo, having served as state representative since 2007.[1]

Antonio Bulhões
Bulhões in 2012
Federal Deputy for São Paulo
Assumed office
1 February 2007
Personal details
Born (1968-05-05) 5 May 1968 (age 56)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Political partyPRB

Personal life

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Bulhões is originally a lawyer, and is also a pastor and bishop of the neo-Pentecostal movement the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God.[1] Bulhões has also been a presenter for the television shows Fala que Eu Te Escuto (Speak I love you) on RecordTV and Retrato de Família (Family Portrait) on Record News.[2]

Political career

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Between 7 February 2012 and 1 February 2013, Bulhões was the leader of the Brazilian Republican Party or (PRB) in the legislative house.[1]

Bulhões voted in favor of the impeachment against then-president Dilma Rousseff.[3] Bulhões voted in favor of the Brazil labor reform (2017), and would later back Rousseff's successor Michel Temer against a similar impeachment motion.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "ANTONIO BULHÕES – Biografia". Câmara dos Deputados do Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  2. ^ "60 anos da Rede Record é destaque no Congresso Nacional" (in Portuguese). PRB. 25 September 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Reforma trabalhista: como votaram os deputados" (in Portuguese). Carta Capital. 27 April 2017. Archived from the original on 9 April 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Como votou cada deputado sobre a denúncia contra Temer" (in Portuguese). Carta Capital. 4 August 2017. Archived from the original on 9 April 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2017.