José Antonio Medeiros (born March 19, 1970) is a Brazilian politician. He had represented Mato Grosso in the

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from 2015 to 2019 and is currently member of the Chamber of Deputies. He is a member of the

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(PL).

Personal life

Medeiros is a devout member of the

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church.

Political career

Medeiros voted in favor of the impeachment against then-president

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. Medeiros voted in favor of the 2017 Brazilian labor reform, and would later back Rousseff's successor

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against a similar corruption investigation and impeachment motion.

References

1970 births Living people People from Rio Grande do Norte Brazilian Presbyterians Liberal Party (Brazil, 2006) politicians Members of the Federal Senate (Brazil) Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Brazil) from Mato Grosso {{Brazil-politician-stub