Sóstenes Cavalcante | |
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| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| Assumed office 1 February 2015 | |
| Constituency | Rio de Janeiro |
| Second Vice President of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| Assumed office 1 February 2023 | |
| President | Arthur Lira |
| Preceded by | André de Paula |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sóstenes Silva Cavalcante 16 January 1975 Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil |
| Political party | PL (2022–present) |
| Other political affiliations | |
| Website |
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| Personal | |
| Religion | Christian |
| Denomination | Neopentecostal |
| Organization | |
| Church | Assembly of God |
Sóstenes Silva Cavalcante (born 16 January 1975) is a Brazilian politician and pastor. Although born in Alagoas, he has spent his political career representing Rio de Janeiro (state), having served as state representative since 2015. [1]
Personal life
Cacalcante is married to Isleia Cavalcante. He is a pastor of the Assembleias de Deus church. [2]
Political career
Cavalcante voted in favor of the impeachment against then-president Dilma Rousseff and political reformation. [3] 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). [4]
Due to his evangelical beliefs Cacalcante is strongly against same-sex marriage, and since his time in the chambers of deputies has been pushing for a bill that would define marriage as exclusively between a man and woman. [5] During his time in office Cacalcante has lobbied with other evangelical politicians including Eduardo Cunha and Everaldo Pereira. [6]
References
- ^ "Sóstenes CAVALCANTE – Biografia" (in Portuguese). Câmara dos Deputados do Brasil. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- ^ "Pr. Sóstenes Cavalcante passa a ser suplente na CDH e não poderá concorrer à presidência da Comissão". Guia-me (in Portuguese). 6 March 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- ^ "Reforma trabalhista: como votaram os deputados". Carta Capital (in Portuguese). 27 April 2017. Archived from the original on 9 April 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
- ^ "Como votou cada deputado sobre a denúncia contra Temer". Carta Capital (in Portuguese). 4 August 2017. Archived from the original on 9 April 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
- ^ Chagas, Thiago (13 March 2015). "Pastor Sóstenes Cavalcante vai presidir comissão especial do Estatuto da Família na Câmara". Gospel Mais (in Portuguese). Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- ^ Castro, Juliana; Fernandes, Leticia; Remigio, Marcelo (23 August 2015). "Para enfrentar denúncia, Cunha se ampara em grupo construído entre evangélicos" (in Portuguese). O Globo. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
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