Francisco Eurico da Silva

Francisco Eurico da Silva (born 12 September 1962) more commonly known as Pastor Eurico is a Brazilian politician and pastor. Although born in São Paulo, he has spent his political career representing Pernambuco, having served as federal deputy representative since 2011.[1]

Eurico da Silva
Eurico da Silva in September 2015
Federal Deputy for Pernambuco
Assumed office
1 January 2011
Personal details
Born (1962-09-12) 12 September 1962
Presidente Prudente, São Paulo, Brazil
Political partyPATRI (2018–)
PHS (prior to 2018)
Not to be confused with Eurico Rosa da Silva.

Personal life

da Silva was born to João Eurico da Silva and Djanira Soares da Silva.[1] He is a pastor of the Assembleias de Deus church.[2]

Political career

da Silva voted in favor of the impeachment against then-president Dilma Rousseff and political reformation.[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] He joined the Patriot party in 2018.

Feud with Xuxa

da Silva had a well publicised spat with Brazilian television personality Xuxa. The latter, who is affectionately known as "Queen of Children" for her television programs aimed at kids, was rebucked by da Silva in a public hearing where he accused her television program of inciting violence against children and spreading pornographic images. da Silva has campaigned to censor Xuxa's programs, although Xuxa strongly disputes his complaints.[5]

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References
  1. "PASTOR EURICO – Biografia". Câmara dos Deputados do Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  2. "Até algumas lideranças evangélicas se corromperam, diz pastor Eurico sobre votos a favor de Temer". guiame.com.br (in Portuguese). 30 October 2017. Retrieved 3 March 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. "Após briga com Xuxa, Pastor Eurico volta à CCJ" (in Portuguese). 3 July 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2019.


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