Hiran Gonçalves

Hiran Manuel Gonçalves da Silva (born 5 May 1968) is a Brazilian politician as well as a physician and ophthalmologist. Although born in Amazonas, he has spent his political career representing Roraima, having served as state representative since 2015.[1]

Hiran Manuel Gonçalves da Silva
Gonçalves in October 2016
Federal Deputy for Roraima
Assumed office
1 February 2015
Personal details
Born (1968-05-05) 5 May 1968
Tefé, Amazonas Brazil
Political partyPP (since 2016)
PMB (2015-2016)
PMN
PHS
PTS
Professionophthalmologist, physician

Personal life

Gonçalves married to Gerlane Baccarin with whom he has five children and two grandchildren. Gonçalves is a physician prior to entering politics, and has also worked as an ophthalmologist and is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology.[2] Gonçalves moved with his family from Amazonas to Roraima in 1982, he worked as a medical examiner at the Instituto Médico Legal (IML) in Roraima from 1982 to 2007. He has served briefly as a health inspector to prevent cancer and sexual abuse in the Northwest states of Brazil.[3]

Political career

Gonçalves was initially a member of Party of National Mobilization shortly before running for office switched to the Progressive Party.[1]

Gonçalves voted in favor of the impeachment against then-president Dilma Rousseff.[4] Gonçalves voted in favor of the Brazil labor reform (2017), and would later back Rousseff's successor Michel Temer against a similar impeachment motion.[5]

References
  1. "Hiran Gonçalves – Biografia". Câmara dos Deputados do Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  2. "1º Fórum Nacional de Atenção à Pessoa com Deficiência Visual" (PDF) (in Portuguese). 25 May 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  3. Mendonça, Benné (11 October 2018). "Hiran Gonçalves agradece eleitores e movimento médico por sua reeleição". Roraima Em Foco. (in Portuguese). Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  4. "Reforma trabalhista: como votaram os deputados". Carta Capital (in Portuguese). 27 April 2017. Archived from the original on 9 April 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  5. "Como votou cada deputado sobre a denúncia contra Temer". Carta Capital (in Portuguese). 4 August 2017. Archived from the original on 9 April 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
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