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Izalci Lucas

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Izalci Lucas
Lucas in 2019
Senator for the Federal District
Assumed office
1 February 2019
Preceded byHélio José
Federal Deputy for the Federal District
In office
29 April 2008 – 31 January 2019
State representative for the Federal District
In office
1 February 2003 – 31 January 2007
Personal details
Born (1956-04-07) 7 April 1956 (age 68)
Araújos, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Political partyPL (since 2024)
Other political
affiliations
  • DEM (2007–2008)
  • PSDB (2008–2024)

Izalci Lucas Ferreira (born 7 April 1956) is a federal senator of Brazil, although born in Minas Gerais he represents the Federal District. He previously served in the legislature of federal deputies from 2008 to 2019.[1]

Personal life

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Lucas was born in Araújos,[2] to Antonio Ferreira Neto and Maria Ferreira de Melo.[1] Prior to becoming a politician, Lucas worked as a business contractor.[1] Lucas is married to Ivone Fernandes and has two sons: Sérgio and Renato.[3]

Political career

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Lucas voted in favor of the impeachment motion of then-president Dilma Rousseff.[4] Lucas voted against a similar corruption investigation into Rousseff's successor Michel Temer.[5] He voted in favor of the 2017 Brazilian labor reforms.[6]

In the 2018 Brazilian general election Lucas was elected to the federal senate with 399,297 votes.[7]

During Operation Car Wash, Lucas was investigated on suspicion of financial fraud.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "IZALCI LUCAS – Biografia". Assembla Legislatva do Roraima (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Senador Izalci Lucas – DF". 25 Senado Federal (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  3. ^ Tahan, Lilian; Ferraz, Ian (7 October 2017). "Izalci Lucas emprega parentes e contrata empresas de familiares para servirem ao PSDB" (in Portuguese). Metrópoles. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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). O Globo. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ Eufrásio, Jéssica (7 October 2018). "Izalci surpreende e conquista vaga para o Senado" (in Portuguese). Correio Braziliense. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  8. ^ Bchara, Caroline (16 April 2016). "STF autoriza quebra de sigilos fiscal e bancário do deputado federal Izalci Lucas" (in Portuguese). Metrópoles. Retrieved 9 June 2019.