Toninho Wandscheer

Antonio Wandscheer (born 31 August 1950) more commonly known as Toninho or Toninho Wandscheer is a Brazilian politician and engineer. He has spent his political career representing Paraná, having served as state representative since 2015.[1]

Toninho Wandscheer
Wandscheer in December 2017
Federal Deputy for Paraná
Assumed office
1 February 2015
State representative for Paraná
In office
1 February 2011 – 31 January 2015
Mayor of Fazenda Rio Grande
In office
1 January 2001 – 1 January 2008
Personal details
Born (1950-08-31) 31 August 1950
Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil
Political partyPROS

Personal life

Wandscheer was born to Paulo Wandscheer and Maria Koupaka.[1] Prior to becoming a politician Wandscheer worked as an engineer.[2] He is married to Angela Wandscheer and has three sons: Alisson, Marcos, and Tiago.[3] Wandscheer is a Protestant Christian and a member of the evangelical caucus in the legislature, having a strong relationship with the Assembleias de Deus church.[4][5]

Political career

Wandscheer voted in favor of the impeachment motion of then-president Dilma Rousseff.[6] He would later vote against opening a similar corruption investigation against Rousseff's successor Michel Temer,[7] and voted in favor of the 2017 Brazilian labor reforms.[8]

In 2019 Wandscheer was re-elected the coordinator of the representatives from Paraná in the chamber of deputies.[9]

References
  1. "TONINHO WANDSCHEER – Biografia". Câmara dos Deputados do Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  2. "Jony Marcos" (in Portuguese). PRB. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  3. "Quem é Toninho Wandscheer?" (in Portuguese). Deputado Toninho.com. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  4. "Toninho participa de homenagem à Igreja Evangélica Assembleia de Deus" (in Portuguese). Deputado Toninho.com. 6 June 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  5. Silva, Karoline (13 April 2018). "Deputado Toninho Wandscheer recebe pastor Presidente da Igreja Assembléia de Deus de Fazenda Rio Grande" (in Portuguese). Destaque Regional. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  6. "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.
  7. "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 6 May 2019.
  8. "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.
  9. Frey, João (19 February 2019). "Toninho Wandscheer é reeleito coordenador da bancada paranaense na Câmara" (in Portuguese). Gazeta do Povo. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
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