José Olímpio | |
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Federal Deputy for São Paulo | |
In office 1 February 2011 – 31 January 2018 | |
Councilor for São Paulo | |
In office 1 February 1999 – 31 January 2004 | |
Councilor for São Paulo | |
In office 1 January 2009 – 31 January 2011 | |
Councilor of Itu | |
In office 1 January 1982 – 31 January 1996 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Itu, São Paulo, Brazil | 11 December 1956
Political party | DEM |
José Olímpio Silveira Moraes (born 11 December 1956) often referred to as José Olimpio or Missionário José Olimpio is a Brazilian politician, businessman, and pastor from São Paulo, having served as city councilmen and state representative. [1] He is also a senior leader of the Igreja Mundial do Poder de Deus. [2]
José Olímpio was born to a family of modest means and worked as a taxi driver before becoming a businessman. He is a senior leader in the neo-Pentecostal movement the Igreja Mundial do Poder de Deus and is a close friend to its founder Valdemiro Santiago. José Olímpio is often nicknamed Missionário José Olimpio for his frequent proselytism. His son Rodrigo Moraes is also a pastor in the church as well as also being a politician. [3]
José Olímpio would ultimately vote in favor of the impeachment against then-president Dilma Rousseff. [4] He would later back Rousseff's successor Michel Temer against a similar impeachment motion, and also voted in favor of the Brazil labor reform (2017). [5]
José Olímpio is a popular figure in his home state for his pushing a bill making home ownership easier. Before the bill passed in 2016, he said that it was his prime priority in the chamber of deputies. [6]
José Olímpio was accused of nepotism after helping his son, Rodrigo Moraes, of the PSC also get elected to represent São Paulo in the chamber of deputies in 2010. [7]
José Olímpio was investigated during Operation Car Wash for allegedly taking brides between 2011 and 2014. [8]