Augusto Rodrigues Coutinho de Melo (born 22 October 1962) more commonly known as Augusto Coutinho is a Brazilian politician as well as a civil engineer. He has spent his political career representing Pernambuco, having served as state representative since 2011.[1]
Augusto Coutinho | |
|---|---|
 Coutinho in October 2017 | |
| Federal Deputy for Pernambuco | |
| Assumed office 1 February 2011 | |
| State representative for Pernambuco | |
| In office 1 February 1999 – 31 December 2010 | |
| Vereador of Recife | |
| In office 1 January 1992 – 31 December 1998 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 October 1962 Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil |
| Political party | SD (2013–) DEM (2007–2013) PFL (1986–2007) |
Early life edit
Coutinho was born to Henoch Coutinho de Melo and Carmen Rodrigues Coutinho de Melo. Before entering politics Coutinho worked as a civil engineer.[1]
Political career edit
Coutinho voted in favor of the impeachment motion of then-president Dilma Rousseff.[2] He would later vote against opening a similar corruption investigation into Rousseff's successor Michel Temer,[3] and voted in favor of the 2017 Brazilian labor reforms.[4]
In January 2019 Coutinho was appointed leader of the Solidariedade party in the Brazilian legislature.[5][6]
References edit
- ^ a b "AUGUSTO COUTINHO – Biografia". Câmara dos Deputados do Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Veja como deputados votaram no impeachment de Dilma, na PEC 241, na reforma trabalhista e na denúncia contra Temer" [See how deputies voted in the impeachment of Dilma, in PEC 241, in the labor reform and in the denunciation against Temer] (in Portuguese). O Globo. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Augusto Coutinho é escolhido como novo líder do Solidariedade na Câmara" (in Portuguese). Diário de Pernambuco. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- ^ "Augusto Coutinho é o novo líder do Solidariedade na Câmara dos Deputados" [Augusto Coutinho is the new leader of Solidarity in the Chamber of Deputies] (in Portuguese). Solidariedade. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2019.