Izalci Lucas

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]

Izalci Lucas
Lucas in 2019
Senator for the Federal District
Assumed office
1 February 2019
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
Araújos, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Political partyPSDB (2008–)
DEM (2007–2008)

Personal life

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

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
  1. "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 21 February 2019. 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 21 February 2019. 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.


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