Manuel Marcos

Manuel Marcos Carvalho de Mesquita (born 7 May 1972) is a Brazilian politician and pastor. Although born in Ceará, he has spent his political career representing the state of Acre, having served as state representative since 2019.[1]

Manuel Marcos
Marcos in 2019
Federal Deputy for Acre
Assumed office
1 February 2019
Alderman for Rio Branco
In office
1 February 2012 – 31 January 2019
Personal details
Born (1972-05-07) 7 May 1972
Tianguá,[1] Ceará, Brazil
Political partyPRB

Personal life

Marcos is a pastor of the neo-Pentecostal Universal Church of the Kingdom of God.[2] Marcos married Regilene Mesquita in 1991 in the city of Manaus, with whom he has two children. He moved to in Acre with his family in August 2005.[2]

Political career

Marcos was elected to the city council of Rio Branco in 2012, and was re-elected in 2016. He has been the leader of the Brazilian Republican Party in the stae of Acre since 2008.[2]

In the 2018 Brazilian general election Marcos was elected to the federal chamber of deputies with 7,489 votes.[3][4]

Marcos is considered a strong supporter of welfare projects, having invested in education and the sewage system while in the city council. Owing to his evangelical beliefs he is considered conservative when it comes to social issues such as family values, same-sex-marriage, and abortion.[2]

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References
  1. "MANUEL MARCOS – Biografia". Câmara dos Deputados do Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  2. Menezes, Gina (5 October 2018). "Manuel Marcos: o candidato cristão em busca de ampliar sua atuação e disputa por uma vaga na Câmara Federal" (in Portuguese). Folha do Acre. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  3. "Candidato Pastor Manuel Marcos" (in Portuguese). Gazeta do Povo. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  4. "Veja quem são os oito deputados federais eleitos pelo Acre" (in Portuguese). G1 Globo. 8 October 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
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