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

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

Political career

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

  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.
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