Hidekazu Takayama (born 20 March 1948) is a Brazilian politician and pastor from Rolândia, having served as city councilor and state representative.
Hidekazu Takayama | |
|---|---|
 Takayama in April 2013 | |
| Federal Deputy for Paraná | |
| In office 1 February 2003 – 31 January 2019 | |
| State representative for Paraná | |
| In office 1 February 1996 – 31 December 2003 | |
| Councilor of Curitiba | |
| In office 1 January 1989 – 31 January 1993 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 March 1948 Rolândia, Paraná, Brazil |
| Political party | PSC |
| Other political affiliations | PAN |
Early life
editTakayama was born to Antonio Izami Takayama and Maria Schizuka, and is a third-generation Japanese Brazilian. He is a pastor of the Assembleias de Deus church.[1]
Political career
editIn 2015 Takayama had to be hospitalized with an edema in his right eye and a cut in his mouth after he was punched by the driver of Delcídio Amaral at the entrance of parliament. According to reports, Amaral's vehicle was blocking the entrance, to which Takayama and his companions confronted his driver, who after being manhandled responded by forcefully punching Takayama.[2]
Takayama voted in favor of the impeachment against then-president Dilma Rousseff. However, Takayama would later back Rousseff's successor Michel Temer against a similar motion.[3]
In April 2017 Takayama replaced João Campos as leader of the union of evangelical politicians in the Brazilian legislature, which campaigns for the conservative evangelical stances on issues, most notably opposition to same-sex marriage and unions.[4]
References
edit- ^ "BIOGRAFIA PASTOR HIDEKAZU TAKAYAMA". Assembléia de Deus de Curitiba-PR (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-02-10.
- ^ "Vídeo mostra que deputado Takayama agrediu motorista antes de levar soco" [Video shows deputy Takayama assaulting driver before taking punch]. Correio Braziliense (in Portuguese). 7 October 2015.
- ^ "Brazilian president survives ouster vote". The Washington Post. East Bay Times. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ^ Balloussier, Anna Virginia (17 April 2017). "Adão e 'Evo' não pode, diz novo presidente da bancada evangélica". Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 February 2019.