Antônio Jácome de Lima Júnior (born 26 May 1962), better known as Antônio Jácome, is a Brazilian politician as well as a lawyer, medic, and theologian. Although born in

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, he has spent his political career representing

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, having served as federal deputy representative from 2015 to 2019.

Personal life

Jácome is the son of Francisco Xavier de Mesquita and Alda Jácome de Mesquita. Aside from being a politician Jácome has also worked as a lawyer, medic, and theologian. His son Jacó Jácome and nephew Eriko Jácome are both politicians in the state legislature of Rio Grande do Norte. In August 2017 Jácome published a book detailing his time in office. He is a member and former pastor of the Assembleias de Deus, and became the first evangelical elected from Rio Grande do Norte as federal deputy. In 2011 Jácome was expelled from the role of pastor in the church after it was exposed that Jácome had impregnated a woman in an extra marital affair and later forced her to have an abortion.

Political career

Jácome voted in favor of the impeachment of then-president

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. Jácome voted in favor of 2015 tax reforms but against the 2017 Brazilian labor reform, and would vote in favor of a corruption investigation into Rousseff's successor

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. Jácome contested the

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in his state for the position of senator and garnered 307,399 votes, although it was not enough for him to be elected. In December 2018 Jácome was rumored for the position of Minister of Women, Family and Human Rights in the Bolsonaro government, a move that was controversial both with liberals and conservatives due to his anti-abortion views and his history of forcing a woman to have an abortion. Eventually

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was nominated instead.

References

1962 births Living people People from Sousa, Paraíba Brazilian physicians Brazilian Christian theologians Brazilian Assemblies of God pastors Podemos (Brazil) politicians Party of National Mobilization politicians Brazilian Socialist Party politicians Democratic Labour Party (Brazil) politicians Brazilian Democratic Movement politicians Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Brazil) from Rio Grande do Norte Members of the Legislative Assembly of Rio Grande do Norte {{Brazil-politician-stub