Sóstenes Cavalcante
Sóstenes Cavalcante | |
|---|---|
 Cavalcante in 2017 | |
| Federal Deputy for Rio de Janeiro (state) | |
| Assumed office 1 February 2015 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 January 1975 Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil |
| Political party | DEM |
Sóstenes Silva Cavalcante (born 16 January 1975) is a Brazilian politician and pastor. Although born in Alagoas, he has spent his political career representing Rio de Janeiro (state), having served as state representative since 2015.[1]
Personal life[]
Cacalcante is married to Isleia Cavalcante. He is a pastor of the Assembleias de Deus church.[2]
Political career[]
Cavalcante voted in favor of the impeachment against then-president Dilma Rousseff and political reformation.[3] He would later back Rousseff's successor Michel Temer against a similar impeachment motion, and also voted in favor of the Brazil labor reform (2017).[4]
Due to his evangelical beliefs Cacalcante is strongly against same-sex marriage, and since his time in the chambers of deputies has been pushing for a bill that would define marriage as exclusively between a man and woman.[5] During his time in office Cacalcante has lobbyed with other evangelical politicians including Eduardo Cunha and Everaldo Pereira.[6]
References[]
- ^ "SÓSTENES CAVALCANTE – Biografia". Câmara dos Deputados do Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- ^ "Pr. Sóstenes Cavalcante passa a ser suplente na CDH e não poderá concorrer à presidência da Comissão". guiame.com.br (in Portuguese). 6 March 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Chagas, Thiago (13 March 2015). "Pastor Sóstenes Cavalcante vai presidir comissão especial do Estatuto da Família na Câmara" (in Portuguese). Gospel Mais. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- ^ Castro, Juliana; Fernandes, Leticia; Remigio, Marcelo (23 August 2015). "Para enfrentar denúncia, Cunha se ampara em grupo construído entre evangélicos" (in Portuguese). O Globo. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
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- People from Maceió
- Democrats (Brazil) politicians
- Brazilian Assemblies of God pastors
- Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Brazil) from Rio de Janeiro (state)
- Anti-same-sex-marriage activists
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