Paulo Freire Costa

Paulo Roberto Freire da Costa (born 4 February 1955) is a Brazilian politician and pastor. He has spent his political career representing São Paulo, having served as state representative since 2011.[1]

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Freire and the second or paternal family name is Costa.
Paulo Freire Costa
Freire in December 2011
Federal Deputy for São Paulo
Assumed office
16 December 2008
Personal details
Born (1955-12-12) 12 December 1955
São Paulo, Brazil
Political partyPL (2009-present)
Other political
affiliations		DEM (2007-2009)
PFL (2006-2007)
PTB (2002-2006)

Personal life

Freire Costa was born to José Wellington Bezerra da Costa and Vanda Freire Costa. His father José was a pastor of the Assembleias de Deus church. He has 5 siblings: José Wellington, Samuel, Joel, Marta, and Rute.[2] His sister Marta is also a politician, and his brother José Wellington is also a pastor. Freire Costa is married to Léa Costa and has two daughters: Vanessa and Cristiane, as well as three grandchildren. Like his father and brother he is also a pastor in the Assembleias de Deus church.[2] Because of his faith Freire Costa is strongly opposed to abortion.[2]

Political career

Freire Costa voted in favor of the impeachment against then-president Dilma Rousseff and political reformation.[3] He would later vote in against opening a corruption investigation against Rousseff's successor Michel Temer, and voted in favor of the 2017 Brazilian labor reforms.[4]

References
  1. "PAULO FREIRE COSTA – Biografia". Câmara dos Deputados do Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  2. "Pastor Presidente - Paulo Roberto Freire da Costa" (in Portuguese). Igreja Evangélica Assembléia de Deus - Min. Belém. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  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. "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.
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