Rubens Otoni

Rubens Otoni Gomide (born 6 February 1956) is a Brazilian politician and university professor. He has spent his political career representing Goiás, having served as state representative since 2003.[1]

Rubens Otoni
Otoni in 2006
Federal Deputy for Goiás
Assumed office
1 February 2003
Personal details
Born (1956-02-06) 6 February 1956
Goianésia, Brazil
Political partyPT
ProfessionUniversity Professor
This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Otoni and the second or paternal family name is Gomide.

Personal life

Otoni graduated with a degree in mechanical engineering from the Federal University of Uberlândia, and also has a degree in law from the Law School of Anápolis, and is currently a professor at UniEvangélica.[2]

Political career

Otoni voted against the impeachment of then-president Dilma Rousseff,[3] and was one of her biggest supporters in congress.[4] Otoni voted in opposition to the 2017 Brazilian labor reform, and would vote in favor of a corruption investigation into Rousseff's successor Michel Temer.[5]

Otoni is a critic of Sérgio Moro's anti-corruption campaign.[6]

References
  1. "RUBENS OTONI – Biografia". Câmara dos Deputados do Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  2. "Curso de Direito da Faculdade Raízes Visita o Congresso Nacional" (in Portuguese). UniEvangélica. 23 September 2010. Retrieved 1 March 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. "Discurso de Rubens Otoni na sessão do Impeachment - 17/04/2016" (in Portuguese). Ruben Otoni's official YouTube Channel. 18 April 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2019 – via YouTube.
  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. "Deputado Federal criticou pacote anticrime e cobrou pontos ausentes do texto do ministro da Justiça" ["Moro's proposal goes against the best international experiences," says Otoni] (in Portuguese). Jornal Opção. 6 February 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2019.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.