Altineu Côrtes Freitas Coutinho (born 13 September 1968), better known as simply Altineu Côrtes, is a Brazilian politician and businessman. He has spent his political career representing

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, having served as state representative since 2015.

Personal life

Côrtes was born to Altineu Pires Coutinho and Angela Maria Freitas. He is a member of the

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church.

Political career

Côrtes voted in favor of the impeachment motion of then-president

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. Côrtes would vote against a similar corruption investigation into Rousseff's successor

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, and he voted in favor of the

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1968 births Living people People from São Gonçalo, Rio de Janeiro Brazilian businesspeople Brazilian Pentecostals Liberal Party (Brazil, 2006) politicians Brazilian Democratic Movement politicians Workers' Party (Brazil) politicians Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Brazil) from Rio de Janeiro (state) Members of the Legislative Assembly of Rio de Janeiro {{Brazil-politician-stub