Paulo Freire Costa

Paulo Roberto Freire da Costa (born 4 February 1955) is a Brazilian politician and pastor. He has spent his political career representing São Paulo, having served as state representative since 2011.[1]

Paulo Freire Costa
Freire in December 2011
Federal Deputy for São Paulo
Assumed office
16 December 2008
Personal details
Born (1955-12-12) 12 December 1955
São Paulo, Brazil
Political partyPL (2009-present)
Other political
affiliations
DEM (2007-2009)
PFL (2006-2007)
PTB (2002-2006)

Personal life

Freire Costa was born to José Wellington Bezerra da Costa and Vanda Freire Costa. His father José was a pastor of the Assembleias de Deus church. He has 5 siblings: José Wellington, Samuel, Joel, Marta, and Rute.[2] His sister Marta is also a politician, and his brother José Wellington is also a pastor. Freire Costa is married to Léa Costa and has two daughters: Vanessa and Cristiane, as well as three grandchildren. Like his father and brother he is also a pastor in the Assembleias de Deus church.[2] Because of his faith Freire Costa is strongly opposed to abortion.[2]

Political career

Freire Costa voted in favor of the impeachment against then-president Dilma Rousseff and political reformation.[3] He would later vote in against opening a corruption investigation against Rousseff's successor Michel Temer, and voted in favor of the 2017 Brazilian labor reforms.[4]

References

  1. "PAULO FREIRE COSTA – Biografia". Câmara dos Deputados do Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  2. "Pastor Presidente - Paulo Roberto Freire da Costa" (in Portuguese). Igreja Evangélica Assembléia de Deus - Min. Belém. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  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.
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