João Henrique Caldas
João Henrique Caldas | |
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Caldas official portrait as Mayor of Maceió | |
| 16th Mayor of Maceió | |
| In office 1 January 2021 – 2024 | |
| Vice Mayor |
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| Preceded by | Rui Palmeira |
| Federal Deputy | |
| In office 1 February 2011 – 1 January 2021 | |
| Succeeded by | Pedro Vilela |
| Constituency | Alagoas |
| State Deputy of Alagoas | |
| In office 1 February 2010 – 31 January 2011 | |
| Constituency | At-large |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 July 1987 |
| Party | PL (2022–present) |
| Other political affiliations | |
| Relatives | Dr. João (brother) |
| Profession | Lawyer |
João Henrique Holanda Caldas (born 22 July 1987) often referred to as JHC is a Brazilian politician and lawyer. He has spent his political career representing Alagoas, having served as federal deputy representative since 2011.[1] He was the mayor of the capital Maceió from 2021-2024.
Personal life
Caldas is the son of João Caldas da Silva and Eudócia Maria Holanda de Araújo.[1] His parents are also a politicians, having served in the chamber of deputies[2] and in the Federal Senate.[3] He is an alumnus of the Centro Universitário Cesmac (CESMAC). Caldas is a member of the neo-Pentecostal church Igreja Internacional da Graça de Deus.[4] Caldas has also worked as a lawyer.[1]
Political career
In the 2009 local elections Caldas was elected to the legislative assembly of Alagoas.[5] In the following year in the 2010 Brazilian general election Caldas was elected to the federal senate.[1]
Caldas voted in favor of the impeachment motion of then-president Dilma Rousseff.[6] Caldas voted against the 2017 Brazilian labor reform,[7] and would vote in favor of opening a corruption investigation into Rousseff's successor Michel Temer.[8]
References
- ^ a b c d "JHC – Biografia". Câmara dos Deputados do Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ Mota, Ricardo (18 August 2017). "Protagonismo eleitoral de João Caldas obscurece atuação de JHC" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ ww25.senado.leg.br
- ^ "Fotos mostram JHC pedindo votos em culto" (in Portuguese). Gazeta de Alagoas. 2 November 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ "Eleições 2010 - Deputados estaduais eleitos em Alagoas" (in Portuguese). R7. 18 October 2011. Archived from the original on 23 April 2016. Retrieved 25 July 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.
- ^ "Veja como deputados votaram no impeachment de Dilma, na PEC 241, na reforma trabalhista e na denúncia contra Temer" [See how deputies voted in the impeachment of Dilma, in PEC 241, in the labor reform and in the denunciation against Temer] (in Portuguese). G1 Globo. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ "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.