Lincoln Dinz Portela (born 3 November 1953) is a Brazilian politician, television and radio personality as well as an evangelical pastor. He has spent his political career representing Minas Gerais, having served as state representative since 1999.[1]
Lincoln Portela | |
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| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| Assumed office 1 January 1999 | |
| Constituency | Minas Gerais |
| First Vice President of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 25 May 2022 – 1 February 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Marcelo Ramos |
| Succeeded by | Marcos Pereira |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lincoln Dinz Portela 3 November 1953 Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| Political party | PL (since 2018) |
| Other political affiliations | |
| Occupation | Radio host and evangelical pastor |
Personal life edit
Portela worked for three years on the Record TV Network from 1996 to 1998 appearing on the program Record News. As a radio broadcaster he has run the "Espaço Aberto" program on 88.7 FM broadcast in Belo Horizonte.[2] In addition Portela is an evangelical pastor of the Solidarity Baptist Church (Igreja Batista Solidária).[2]
Political career edit
During his early political career Portela was affiliated with and/or received endorsements from the PST, PSL, and PL; in 2007 Portela formally joined the Brazilian Republican Party or PRB.[1]
Although homeschooling has been prohibited in Brazil since the 1990s, in 2013 Portela proposed a bill that would legalize homeschooling if parents followed educational guidelines approved by the state.[3] The bill was ultimately rejected, with Brazilian Supreme Court ruling for the second time that homeschooling was illegal in 2018.[4]
Portela voted in favor of the impeachment against then-president Dilma Rousseff.[5] Portela voted against the Brazil labor reform (2017), and would later vote for a corruption investigation in Rousseff's successor Michel Temer.[6]
References edit
- ^ a b "Lincoln Portela". Gazeta do Povo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 February 2019.
- ^ a b "LINCOLN PORTELA – Biografia". Câmara dos Deputados do Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 February 2019.
- ^ "Audiência discute projeto que autoriza o ensino domiciliar no Brasil". www2.camara.leg.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 26 February 2019.
- ^ "Brazilian Supreme Court Outlaws Homeschooling". Folha de S.Paulo. 2018-09-13. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ "Reforma trabalhista: como votaram os deputados" (in Portuguese). Carta Capital. 27 April 2017. Archived from the original on 9 April 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
- ^ "Como votou cada deputado sobre a denúncia contra Temer" (in Portuguese). Carta Capital. 4 August 2017. Archived from the original on 9 April 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2017.