Guaracy Batista da Silveira (born 2 January 1951) is a Brazilian politician and pastor. Although born in

São Paulo São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for 'Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the GaWC a ...

, he has spent his political career representing

Tocantins Tocantins () is one of the 26 states of Brazil. It is the newest state, formed in 1988 and encompassing what had formerly been the northern two-fifths of the state of Goiás. Tocantins covers and had an estimated population of 1,496,880 in 20 ...

, having served as national senator from 2018 to 2019.

Personal life

Silveria was born in Capão Bonito. He is a bishop in the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel.

Political career

In the

2014 Brazilian general election General elections were held in Brazil on 5 October 2014 to elect the president, the National Congress, and state governorships.

Silveria was elected as an alternate to Kátia Abreu for the state of Tocantins. During the

2018 Brazilian general election General elections were held in Brazil on 7 October 2018 to elect the president, National Congress and state governors. As no candidate in the presidential election received more than 50% of the vote in the first round, a runoff round was held ...

Abreu ran for vice-president for Ciro Gomes' campaign, leaving her post which Silvira served as her replacement in the Brazilian senate. While in the senate Silveria was criticized by media in Brazil for accumulating over R$ 1 million in dept, mostly in overspending of his salary on hotels.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Silveira, Guaracy 1951 births Living people People from São Paulo (state) Brazilian Pentecostal pastors Members of the Foursquare Church Avante (political party) politicians Members of the Federal Senate (Brazil)