Geraldo Junio do Amaral (born 30 June 1987) more commonly known as Cabo Junio Amaral is a Brazilian military figure and politician. He has spent his political career representing his home state of Minas Gerais, having served as state representative since 2015.[1]

Junio Amaral
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
Assumed office
1 January 2019
ConstituencyMinas Gerais
Personal details
Born
Geraldo Junio do Amarala

(1987-06-30) 30 June 1987 (age 37)
Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Political partyPL (since 2022)
Other political
affiliations
PSL (2018–2022)
Military service
Allegiance Brazil
Branch/serviceMilitary Police of Minas Gerais State
Rank Corporal

Personal life

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Amaral is a corporal in the Brazilian military police.[2] Amaral is married.[3]

Political career

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Amaral was the most voted candidate for the chamber of deputies in the state of Minas Gerais, receiving 158.541 votes or 1.57% of all the valid ballots.[4] Since being elected Amaral has served as the vice-president of the PSL and its coalition members in the lower house of the Brazilian parliament.[1]

He is a close ideological and political ally to Jair and Eduardo Bolsonaro.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "JUNIO AMARAL – Biografia". Câmara dos Deputados do Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  2. ^ Lopes, Roberta (30 April 2019). "Deputado Cabo Junio Amaral – PSL". Direita Minas (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 29 January 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Capitão Styvenson 180 (REDE) Senador – Rio Grande do Norte – Eleições 2018" (in Portuguese). Gazeta do Povo. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Veja quem são os deputados federais eleitos para a Câmara por MG" (in Portuguese). G1 Globo. 8 October 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  5. ^ "LIVE Com Eduardo Bolsonaro com o Cabo Junio Amaral (Direita Minas) e Bruno Engler". Direita Minas (in Portuguese). INFORMA BRASIL TV. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2019.