Johnathan de Jesus

Johnathan Pereira de Jesus (born 3 September 1983) is a Brazilian politician. He has spent his political career representing Roraima, having served as state representative since 2015.[1]

Johnathan de Jesus
de Jesus in April 2018
Federal Deputy from Roraima
Assumed office
1 February 2011
Chamber REPUBLICANOS Leader
Assumed office
1 February 2019
Preceded byCelso Russomanno
Personal details
Born
Johnathan Pereira de Jesus

(1983-09-03) 3 September 1983
Boa Vista, Roraima, Brazil
Political party

Personal life

de Jesus was born to Mecias de Jesus and Luzeni Carvalho Ribeiro.[1] Before he became a politician Santos briefly worked as a physician and bushinessman.[1] Unlike most PRB politicians who belong to the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God, de Jesus and his family belong to the Nova Vida Baptist church.[2]

Political career

de Jesus voted in favor of the impeachment motion of then-president Dilma Rousseff.[3] de Jesus voted against a similar corruption investigation into Rousseff's successor Michel Temer.[4] He voted in favor of the 2017 Brazilian labor reforms.[5]

References

  1. "JHONATAN DE JESUS – Biografia". Câmara dos Deputados do Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  2. Matos, Fábio (15 July 2012). "Voz da Universal no Congresso, PRB quer dobrar número de prefeitos e mira 2014". IG São Paulo (in Portuguese). Último Segundo. Retrieved 9 May 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. "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 9 May 2019.
  5. "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.
Chamber of Deputies (Brazil)
Preceded by
Celso Russomanno
Chamber REPUBLICANOS Leader
2019−present
Incumbent
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