Nilton Capixaba

Nilton Balbino (born 9 February 1960) better known as Nilton Capixaba is a Brazilian politician. Although born in Minas Gerais, he has spent his political career representing Rondônia, having served as state representative from 2015 to 2019.[1]

Nilton Capixaba
Capixaba in April 2018
Federal Deputy for Rondônia
In office
1 February 2015 – 31 January 2019
Personal details
Born
Nilton Balbino

(1960-02-09) 9 February 1960
Cuparaque, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Political partyPTB

Personal life

Capixaba was born to Nilson Balbino and Ernestina Soares.[1] He is a member of the Assembleias de Deus church.[2]

Political career

Capixaba voted in favor of the impeachment motion of then-president Dilma Rousseff.[3] Capixaba would vote against a similar corruption investigation into Rousseff's successor Michel Temer,[4] and he voted in favor of the 2017 Brazilian labor reforms.[5]

In February 2018 Capixaba was investigated and ultimately convicted of passive corruption, and was given a 6 year, 10 month, and six day open prison sentence. In the scheme Capixaba and other politicians from the state of Rondônia accepted over RS 1 million from an ambulance union to make sure only their ambulances were operating in the state.[6] However during this time Capixaba was still allowed to continue working as a federal deputy.[7]

References
  1. "NILTON CAPIXABA – Biografia". Câmara dos Deputados do Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  2. Gutierrez, Roberto (8 February 2017). "Nilton Capixaba participa de reunião com presidente da Assembleia de Deus no Brasil" (in Portuguese). Folha De Rondônia. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  3. "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.
  4. "Veja como deputados votaram no impeachment de Dilma, na PEC 241, na reforma trabalhista e na denúncia contra Temer" [See how deputies voted in the impeachment of Dilma, in PEC 241, in the labor reform and in the denunciation against Temer] (in Portuguese). O Globo. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  5. "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.
  6. Paulo Roberto Netto (22 November 2018). "Raquel vai ao Supremo para proibir Nilton Capixaba de exercer atividade na Câmara" [Raquel goes to the Supreme to prohibit Nilton Capixaba from exercising activity in the Chamber] (in Portuguese). Estadão. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  7. Fonseca, Jaqueline; Subtil, Mayara (13 November 2018). "Ministro do STF autoriza Nilton Capixaba a trabalhar como deputado federal durante o dia" [Minister of STF authorizes Nilton Capixaba to work as a federal deputy during the day]. Rede Amazônica (in Portuguese). O Globo. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
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