Áureo Lídio Moreira Ribeiro (born 17 February 1979) often simply known as Áureo is a Brazilian politician and a businessman. Born in

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, he has served as a state representative since 2015.

Personal life

Áureo is married to Aline and has two children: Gabriel and Alice. He is a member of the

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Political career

Áureo has been the head of the

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party in the Brazilian chamber of deputies since September 2017. Áureo voted in favor of the impeachment against then-president

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. Áureo opposed the

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, and would later also vote in favor of a corruption investigation into Rousseff's successor

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and a similar impeachment motion.

References

1979 births Living people People from Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro Solidariedade politicians Brazilian Methodists Brazilian businesspeople Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Brazil) from Rio de Janeiro (state) {{Brazil-Deputy-stub