Fausto Ruy Pinato (born 1 June 1977) is a Brazilian politician and lawyer. He has dedicated his political career representing São Paulo and has served as a federal deputy representative since 2015.[1]
Fausto Pinato | |
|---|---|
 Pinato in November 2015 | |
| Federal Deputy for São Paulo | |
| Assumed office 1 February 2015 | |
| Chair of Chamber Agriculture, Livestock, Supply and Rural Development Committee | |
| Assumed office 13 March 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Afonso Hamm |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Fausto Ruy Pinato 1 June 1977 Fernandópolis, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Political party | PP (2016–present) |
| Other political affiliations | PRB (2013–2016) |
Personal life
editHe was a lawyer before entering politics. His brother, Gustavo Pinato, is a member of the São Paulo State Senate, serving as a councilman representing Fernandópolis.[2] He is affiliated with the Christian Congregation in Brazil and is a musician in the church.[3]
Political career
editPinato was elected as a federal deputy of São Paulo in 2014, with the endorsement of his predecessor Celso Russomanno as the candidate for the Brazil Republican party.[4] Pinato was investigated during Operation Car Wash for allegedly taking R$ 117 thousand in bribes from Brazilian company Queiroz Galvão during his election campaign.[2] Pinato was initially part of an ethics committee investigation into Eduardo Cunha, but he resigned early on due to switching his party allegiance from the PRB to the PP.[2]
Pinato voted in favor of the impeachment against then-president Dilma Rousseff and political reformation.[5] 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.[6]
References
edit- ^ "FAUSTO PINATO – Biografia". Câmara dos Deputados do Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- ^ a b c Gonçalves, Eduardo (6 November 2015). "Quem é o deputado que vai comandar o processo de cassação de Eduardo Cunha" (in Portuguese). Veja. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
- ^ "Com boa votação, Russomano reforça bancada evangélica". Estadão (in Portuguese). Politica. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- ^ "Votação de Russomanno elege deputado apoiado por ex-líder da Telexfree". Ultimo Segundo (in Portuguese). IG São Paulo. 16 October 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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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