Toninho Wandscheer

Antonio Wandscheer (born 31 August 1950) more commonly known as Toninho or Toninho Wandscheer is a Brazilian politician and engineer. He has spent his political career representing Paraná, having served as state representative since 2015.[1]

Toninho Wandscheer
Wandscheer in December 2017
Federal Deputy for Paraná
Assumed office
1 February 2015
State representative for Paraná
In office
1 February 2011 – 31 January 2015
Mayor of Fazenda Rio Grande
In office
1 January 2001 – 1 January 2008
Personal details
Born (1950-08-31) 31 August 1950
Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil
Political partyPROS

Personal life

Wandscheer was born to Paulo Wandscheer and Maria Koupaka.[1] Prior to becoming a politician Wandscheer worked as an engineer.[2] He is married to Angela Wandscheer and has three sons: Alisson, Marcos, and Tiago.[3] Wandscheer is a Protestant Christian and a member of the evangelical caucus in the legislature, having a strong relationship with the Assembleias de Deus church.[4][5]

Political career

Wandscheer voted in favor of the impeachment motion of then-president Dilma Rousseff.[6] He would later vote against opening a similar corruption investigation against Rousseff's successor Michel Temer,[7] and voted in favor of the 2017 Brazilian labor reforms.[8]

In 2019 Wandscheer was re-elected the coordinator of the representatives from Paraná in the chamber of deputies.[9]

References
  1. "TONINHO WANDSCHEER – Biografia". Câmara dos Deputados do Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  2. "Jony Marcos" (in Portuguese). PRB. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  3. "Quem é Toninho Wandscheer?" (in Portuguese). Deputado Toninho.com. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  4. "Toninho participa de homenagem à Igreja Evangélica Assembleia de Deus" (in Portuguese). Deputado Toninho.com. 6 June 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  5. Silva, Karoline (13 April 2018). "Deputado Toninho Wandscheer recebe pastor Presidente da Igreja Assembléia de Deus de Fazenda Rio Grande" (in Portuguese). Destaque Regional. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  6. "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.
  7. "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 6 May 2019.
  8. "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.
  9. Frey, João (19 February 2019). "Toninho Wandscheer é reeleito coordenador da bancada paranaense na Câmara" (in Portuguese). Gazeta do Povo. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
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