Augusto Rodrigues Coutinho de Melo (born 22 October 1962) more commonly known as Augusto Coutinho is a Brazilian politician as well as a civil engineer. He has spent his political career representing Pernambuco, having served as state representative since 2011.

Early life

Coutinho was born to Henoch Coutinho de Melo and Carmen Rodrigues Coutinho de Melo. Before entering politics Coutinho worked as a civil engineer.

Political career

Coutinho voted in favor of the impeachment motion of then-president Dilma Rousseff. He would later vote against opening a similar corruption investigation into Rousseff's successor Michel Temer, and voted in favor of the

2017 Brazilian labor reforms The 2017 labor reform in Brazil was a significant change in the country's Consolidation of Labor Laws ( pt, Consolidação das Leis do Trabalho). According to the government, the goal of the reform was to combat unemployment and the still ongoing ...

. In January 2019 Coutinho was appointed leader of the Solidariedade party in the Brazilian legislature.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Coutinho, Augusto 1962 births Living people Politicians from Recife Brazilian civil engineers Solidariedade politicians Democrats (Brazil) politicians Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Brazil) from Pernambuco Members of the Legislative Assembly of Pernambuco