Aguinaldo Ribeiro

Aguinaldo Velloso Borges Ribeiro (born 13 February 1969) is a Brazilian who has served as minister of cities under the Rousseff administration and a member of the champer of deputies from Paraíba.

Aguinaldo Ribeiro
Ribeiro in 2012
Federal Deputy from Paraíba
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 February 2011
Chamber Majority Leader
Incumbent
Assumed office 20 March 2019
Preceded by	Lelo Coimbra
Chamber Government Leader
In office 7 March 2017 – 31 January 2019
Preceded by	André Moura
Succeeded by	Vitor Hugo
Minister of Cities
In office 7 February 2012 – 17 March 2014
President	Dilma Rousseff
Preceded by	Mário Negromonte
Succeeded by	Gilberto Occhi
State Deputy of Paraíba
In office 1 February 2003 – 31 January 2011
Personal details
Born	(1969-02-13) 13 February 1969 Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil
Political party	PP

Personal life

Ribeiro comes from a political family, with his father Enivaldo being the leader of the PP in the state and mayor of Campina Grande from 1977 to 1983; his mother Virgínia was mayor of Pilar, and his sister Daniella is a senator in the local jurisdiction.[1] Ribeiro is a devout Baptist and often takes part with evangelical politicians in campaigning for positions based on Christian values.[2]

Ribeiro was at one time a close ally of Eduardo Cunha, and was one of the few deputies in the senate who did not vote for an investigation into Cunha for corruption. Eventually however Ribeiro relented to pressure from other politicians and voted in favor of the investigation, which lead to Cunha denouncing him as a "traitor, liar, and hypocrite."[2]

Political career

Although initially backing her, Ribeiro would ultimately vote in favor of the impeachment against then-president Dilma Rousseff.[3] He would later back Rousseff's successor Michel Temer against a similar impeachment motion, and also voted in favor of the Brazil labor reform (2017).[4]

Controversies

Ribeiro has been criticized for promoting his family members to political positions, such as appointing one of his nieces as a manager of a firm where she received 700 hours of paid labor for a job she only had to sporadically come to.[5]

Ribeiro was investigated in Operation Car Wash due to being named by Alberto Youssef.[2] Shortly afterwards Ribeiro and several other politicians were publicly named by Rodrigo Janot in February 2017 as being investigated for taking bribes.[2] In April 2017 it was announced that Ribeiro and 6 politicians were no longer being investigated, with Ribeiro claiming that this was proof of his innocence.[6]

References

1. Sanson, Cesar (17 February 2012). "Ministro das Cidades descende de oligarquia da Paraíba" [Minister of Cities descends from the oligarchy of Paraíba] (in Portuguese). Instituto Humanitas Unisnos. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
2. "Novo líder do governo na Câmara é investigado na Lava Jato no STF" [New leader of the government in the House is investigated in the Lava Jato in the STF]. Veja. 23 February 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
3. "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.
4. "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.
5. Silva, Donny (17 January 2019). "Aguinaldo Ribeiro faz da GEAP uma empresa". DonnySilva.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 23 February 2019.
6. "Aguinaldo Ribeiro se livra de inquérito da Lava Jato no STF" (in Portuguese). Journal da Paraíba. 20 April 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2019.

Chamber of Deputies (Brazil)
Preceded by Lelo Coimbra	Chamber Majority Leader 2019–present	Incumbent
Preceded by André Moura	Chamber Government Leader 2017–2019	Succeeded by Vitor Hugo
Political offices
Preceded by Mário Negromonte	Minister of Cities 2012–2014	Succeeded by Gilberto Occhi