Arolde de Oliveira

Arolde de Oliveira (11 March 1937 – 21 October 2020) was a Brazilian soldier, economist and politician. Although born in Rio Grande do Sul, he has spent his political career representing Rio de Janeiro, having served as federal deputy for nine consecutive terms from 1986 to 2019 and federal senator since 2019.[1]

Arolde de Oliveira
Arolde de Oliveira in 2017
Senator for Rio de Janeiro
In office
1 February 2019 – 21 October 2020
Federal Deputy from Rio de Janeiro
In office
28 February 1984 – 1 February 2019
Personal details
Born(1937-03-11)11 March 1937
São Luiz Gonzaga, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Died21 October 2020(2020-10-21) (aged 83)
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Cause of deathOrgan failure caused by COVID-19
Political party
  • PDS (1980–86)
  • PFL (1986–2007)
  • DEM (2007–11)
  • PSD (2011–17; 2018–20)
  • PSC (2017–2018)
Spouse(s)
Yvelise de Oliveira
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(m. 1960; his death 2020)​
OccupationPolitician, Army captain
ProfessionEngineer, economist
Military service
Allegiance Brazil
Branch/service Brazilian Army
Rank Captain

Oliveira died of COVID-19 during 2020 pandemic. [2]

Early life and education

Born to Horácio de Oliveira and Margarida Barbosa Gonçalves, Oliveira was the oldest of six children. Born in São Luiz Gonzaga to a poor family, Oliveira moved to Porto Alegre to attend high school, and then stayed in the city to attend military school. He then moved to Resende in the state of Rio de Janeiro to attend Agulhas Negras Military Academy.[3][4]

Career

Oliveira attained the rank of captain in the military, and afterwards remained in the state of Rio de Janeiro, where he briefly worked as an economist and engineer before entering politics.[5]

Oliveira voted in favor of the impeachment against then-president Dilma Rousseff.[6] Oliveira voted in favor of the 2017 labor reform, and would later back Rousseff's successor Michel Temer against a similar impeachment motion.[7]

In the 2018 election Oliveira was one of 6 new evangelical and Protestant politicians elected to the federal senate.[8] Oliveira was strongly opposed to communism[9] and same-sex marriage.[10]

Personal life

Oliveira met his future wife Yvelise while stationed in Resende, with whom he has two children.[5]

Oliveira was a devout Baptist who had campaigned for evangelical issues while in office.[9] Because of his faith, Oliveira was opposed to same-sex marriage.[10]

Oliveira died on 21 October 2020, due to complications from the COVID-19 virus, in the Samaritan Hospital in Rio de Janeiro.[2] Oliveira had previously stated that social isolation was "useless" and had defended the controversial usage of Chloroquine to treat the disease.[2]

References
  1. "AROLDE DE OLIVEIRA – Biografia". Câmara dos Deputados do Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  2. "Senador Arolde de Oliveira morre no Rio, aos 83 anos" (in Portuguese). G1. 21 October 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  3. Astor, Michael (5 November 2020). "Arolde de Oliveira, Conservative Brazilian Senator, Dies at 83". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  4. Nogueira, IP (1991). Evangelical Personalities of Brazil . [Sl]: Notice
  5. "Saiba quem é Arolde de Oliveira, senador eleito pelo Rio". em.com (in Portuguese). 7 October 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  6. "Reforma trabalhista: como votaram os deputados" (in Portuguese). Carta Capital. 27 April 2017. Archived from the original on 21 February 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  7. "Como votou cada deputado sobre a denúncia contra Temer" (in Portuguese). Carta Capital. 4 August 2017. Archived from the original on 21 February 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  8. "De Araguacema -TO, Pastor Zequinha Marinho é eleito Senador no Pará" [From Araguacema -TO, Pastor Zequinha Marinho is elected Senator in Pará] (in Portuguese). JM Notícia. 8 October 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  9. "Batistas repudiam decreto de Dilma" (in Portuguese). 8 October 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  10. "Arolde diz que pauta conservadora reage a ativismo LGBT sem tirar direitos" [Arolde says conservative agenda reacts to LGBT activism without taking rights] (in Portuguese). UOL. 10 October 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
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