Antônio Jácome

Antônio Jácome de Lima Júnior (born 26 May 1962) better known as Antônio Jácome is a Brazilian politician as well as a lawyer, medic, and theologian. Although born in Paraíba, he has spent his political career representing Rio Grande do Norte, having served as federal deputy representative from 2015 to 2019.[1]

Antônio Jácome
Jácome in November 2016
Federal Deputy from Rio Grande do Norte
In office
1 February 2015 – 1 February 2019
Vice–Governor of Rio Grande do Norte
In office
1 January 2003 – 1 January 2007
GovernorWilma de Faria
Preceded byFernando Freire
Succeeded byIberê Ferreira
State Deputy of Rio Grande do Norte
In office
1 February 1991 – 31 December 1994
Alderman of Natal
In office
1 January 1989 – 31 January 1991
Personal details
Born (1962-05-26) 26 May 1962
Sousa, Paraíba, Brazil
Political partyPODE (2017-present)
Other political
affiliations		PMN (2003–2017)
PSB (–2017)
PDT
MDB

Personal life

Jácome is the son of Francisco Xavier de Mesquita and Alda Jácome de Mesquita.[1] Aside from being a politician Jácome has also worked as a lawyer, medic, and theologian.[2] His son Jacó Jácome and nephew Eriko Jácome are both politicians in the state legislature of Rio Grande do Norte.[3] In August 2017 Jácome published a book detailing his time in office.[2]

He is a member and former pastor of the Assembleias de Deus, and became the first evangelical elected from Rio Grande do Norte as federal deputy.[2] In 2011 Jácome was expelled from the role of pastor in the church after it was exposed that Jácome had impregnated a women in an extra marital affair and later forced her to have an abortion.[4]

Political career

Jácome voted in favor of the impeachment of then-president Dilma Rousseff.[5] Jácome voted in favor of 2015 tax reforms but against the 2017 Brazilian labor reform,[6] and would vote in favor of a corruption investigation into Rousseff's successor Michel Temer.[7]

Jácome contested the 2018 Brazilian general election in his state for the position of senator and garnered 307,399 votes, although it was not enough for him to be elected.[8] In December 2018 Jácome was rumored for the position of Minister of Women, Family and Human Rights in the Bolsonaro government, a move that was controversial both with liberals and conservatives due to his anti-abortion views and his history of forcing a woman to have an abortion. Eventually Damares Alves was nominated instead.[3]

References
  1. "ANTÔNIO JÁCOME – Biografia". Câmara dos Deputados do Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  2. "Deputado federal Antônio Jácome lança livro sobre sua atuação parlamentar". Podemos (in Portuguese). 31 August 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  3. Duarte, Rafael (15 December 2018). "Ex-pastor acusado de forçar aborto é cotado para ministério da Mulher" (in Portuguese). Saiba Mais. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  4. "Pastor e Deputado acusado e afastado da Assembléia de Deus" (in Portuguese). 15 April 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  5. "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.
  6. "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]. O Globo (in Portuguese). 2 August 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  7. "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.
  8. Rafael (7 October 2018). "Capitão Styvenson (Rede) e Dra. Zenaide (PHS) são eleitos senadores pelo RN". O Globofirst=Norton (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 June 2019.


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