Pedro Fernandes Ribeiro

Pedro Fernandes
Pedro Fernandes
Federal Deputy from Maranhão
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 1 February 1999
Personal details
Born	Pedro Fernandes Ribeiro; 2 March 1949; São Luís, MA, Brazil
Political party	PTB (Since 2003) ; PFL (2002–2003) ; PSD (1993–2002) ; PFL (1988–1993) ; PDS (1980–1988) ; ARENA (1965–1980) ; PSP (1960–1965)
Mother	Raimunda Fernandes Ribeiro
Father	Manoel Nunes Ribeiro
Profession	Engineer

Pedro Fernandes Ribeiro, mostly known as Pedro Fernandes (born 2 March 1949), is a Brazilian engineer and politician, member of the Brazilian Labor Party (PTB).

In 2016, was the president of the Inquiry Parliamentary Committee of the Administration Council of Tax Appeals (CARF).[1][2]

On 17 April 2016, voted against the impeachment of president Dilma Rousseff.[3] Later, voted "Yes" for the Bill of the Ceiling of Public Spendings.[2] On April 2017, was in favor of the Labor Reform.[2][4]

In August 2017, voted against the sue which asked for opening of investigation against president Michel Temer, helping archive the complaint of the Federal Public Prosecutor's Office (MPF).[2][5] In October 2017, also voted against the second complaint against president Temer and ministers Eliseu Padilha and Moreira Franco.[6]

On 27 December 2017, Fernandes was announced Minister of Employment after the resignation of Ronaldo Nogueira. He was confirmed after a meeting with Chief of Staff Eliseu Padilha, Secretary-General of the Presidency Moreira Franco, National President of the PTB Roberto Jefferson and leader of PTB in the Chamber Jovair Arantes.[7] On 2 January 2017, president Temer canceled Fernandes' nomination after divergences with councilor and former senator José Sarney.[8]

References

Gonçalves, Carolina (8 March 2016). "CPI do Carf elege presidente e relator" (in Portuguese). Agência Brasil. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
"Veja como deputados votaram no impeachment de Dilma, na PEC 241, na reforma trabalhista e na denúncia contra Temer" (in Portuguese). G1. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
"Placar do impeachment: veja como votaram os deputados de cada Estado" (in Portuguese). Uol. 18 April 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
"Reforma trabalhista: como votaram os deputados" (in Portuguese). Carta Capital. 27 April 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
"Como votou cada deputado sobre a denúncia contra Temer" (in Portuguese). Carta Capital. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
"Votação da rejeição da 2ª denúncia contra Temer" (in Portuguese). G1. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
Amaral, Luciana; Maia, Gustavo (27 December 2017). "Ministro do Trabalho, Ronaldo Nogueira pede demissão para se candidatar em 2018" (in Portuguese). Uol. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
Carvalho, Daniel; Uribe, Gustavo (2 January 2018). "Temer desiste de nomear Pedro Fernandes para o Ministério do Trabalho" (in Portuguese). Folha de S. Paulo. Retrieved 2 January 2018.

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[1] Gonçalves, Carolina (8 March 2016). "CPI do Carf elege presidente e relator" (in Portuguese). Agência Brasil. Retrieved 27 December 2017.

[votings-2] "Veja como deputados votaram no impeachment de Dilma, na PEC 241, na reforma trabalhista e na denúncia contra Temer" (in Portuguese). G1. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017.

[3] "Placar do impeachment: veja como votaram os deputados de cada Estado" (in Portuguese). Uol. 18 April 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2017.

[4] "Reforma trabalhista: como votaram os deputados" (in Portuguese). Carta Capital. 27 April 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017.

[5] "Como votou cada deputado sobre a denúncia contra Temer" (in Portuguese). Carta Capital. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017.

[6] "Votação da rejeição da 2ª denúncia contra Temer" (in Portuguese). G1. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017.

[7] Amaral, Luciana; Maia, Gustavo (27 December 2017). "Ministro do Trabalho, Ronaldo Nogueira pede demissão para se candidatar em 2018" (in Portuguese). Uol. Retrieved 27 December 2017.

[8] Carvalho, Daniel; Uribe, Gustavo (2 January 2018). "Temer desiste de nomear Pedro Fernandes para o Ministério do Trabalho" (in Portuguese). Folha de S. Paulo. Retrieved 2 January 2018.