Pedro Fernandes
Federal Deputy from Maranhão
Assumed office
1 February 1999
Personal details
Born
Pedro Fernandes Ribeiro

(1949-03-02) 2 March 1949
São Luís, MA, Brazil
Political partyPTB (Since 2003)
PFL (2002–2003)
PSD (1993–2002)
PFL (1988–1993)
PDS (1980–1988)
ARENA (1965–1980)
PSP (1960–1965)
Parents
  • Manoel Nunes Ribeiro (father)
  • Raimunda Fernandes Ribeiro (mother)
ProfessionEngineer

Pedro Fernandes Ribeiro, mostly known as Pedro Fernandes (born 2 March 1949), is a Brazilian engineer and politician, member of the Brazilian Labor Party (PTB).

In 2016, was the president of the Inquiry Parliamentary Committee of the Administration Council of Tax Appeals (CARF).[1][2]

On 17 April 2016, voted against the impeachment of president Dilma Rousseff.[3] Later, voted "Yes" for the Bill of the Ceiling of Public Spendings.[2] In April 2017, was in favor of the Labor Reform.[2][4]

In August 2017, voted against the sue which asked for opening of investigation against president Michel Temer, helping archive the complaint of the Federal Public Prosecutor's Office (MPF).[2][5] In October 2017, also voted against the second complaint against president Temer and ministers Eliseu Padilha and Moreira Franco.[6]

On 27 December 2017, Fernandes was announced Minister of Employment after the resignation of Ronaldo Nogueira. He was confirmed after a meeting with Chief of Staff Eliseu Padilha, Secretary-General of the Presidency Moreira Franco, National President of the PTB Roberto Jefferson and leader of PTB in the Chamber Jovair Arantes.[7] On 2 January 2017, president Temer canceled Fernandes' nomination after divergences with councilor and former senator José Sarney.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Gonçalves, Carolina (8 March 2016). "CPI do Carf elege presidente e relator" (in Portuguese). Agência Brasil. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Veja como deputados votaram no impeachment de Dilma, na PEC 241, na reforma trabalhista e na denúncia contra Temer" (in Portuguese). G1. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  3. ↑ "Placar do impeachment: veja como votaram os deputados de cada Estado" (in Portuguese). Uol. 18 April 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  4. ↑ "Reforma trabalhista: como votaram os deputados" (in Portuguese). Carta Capital. 27 April 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  5. ↑ "Como votou cada deputado sobre a denúncia contra Temer" (in Portuguese). Carta Capital. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  6. ↑ "Votação da rejeição da 2ª denúncia contra Temer" (in Portuguese). G1. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  7. ↑ Amaral, Luciana; Maia, Gustavo (27 December 2017). "Ministro do Trabalho, Ronaldo Nogueira pede demissão para se candidatar em 2018" (in Portuguese). Uol. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  8. ↑ Carvalho, Daniel; Uribe, Gustavo (2 January 2018). "Temer desiste de nomear Pedro Fernandes para o Ministério do Trabalho" (in Portuguese). Folha de S. Paulo. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
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