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Guaracy Silveira

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Guaracy Silveira
Silveira in 2017
Senator for Tocantins
Assumed office
4 August 2022
In office
31 October 2018 – 31 January 2019
Personal details
Born
Guaracy Batista da Silveira

(1951-01-02) 2 January 1951 (age 73)
Capão Bonito, São Paulo, Brazil
Political partyAvante (2022–present
Other political
affiliations
  • PSD (2009–13)
  • DC (2018)
  • PSL (2018–22)
OccupationReligious bishop

Guaracy Batista da Silveira (born 2 January 1951) is a Brazilian politician and pastor. Although born in São Paulo, he has spent his political career representing Tocantins, having served as national senator from 2018 to 2019.[1]

Personal life

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Silveria was born in Capão Bonito. He is a bishop in the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel.[2]

Political career

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In the 2014 Brazilian general election Silveria was elected as an alternate to Kátia Abreu for the state of Tocantins. During the 2018 Brazilian general election Abreu ran for vice-president for Ciro Gomes' campaign, leaving her post which Silvira served as her replacement in the Brazilian senate.[2] While in the senate Silveria was criticized by media in Brazil for accumulating over R$ 1 million in dept, mostly in overspending of his salary on hotels.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Guaracy Silveira - TO". Senado Federal (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Bispo Guaracy Silveira é empossado como senador pelo Tocantins". JM Notícia (in Portuguese). 1 November 2018. Archived from the original on 2 February 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  3. ^ Hanrrikson de Andrade (1 June 2019). "Durante recesso, ex-senadores deixam Congresso com gastos de quase R$ 1 mi" (in Portuguese). UOL. Retrieved 1 February 2020.