Jorge Tadeu Mudalen (born 3 January 1955) is a Brazilian politician. He has spent his political career representing São Paulo, having served as federal deputy representative from 2003 to 2019.[1]

Jorge Tadeu Mudalen
Mudalen in September 2015
Federal Deputy for São Paulo
In office
1 February 2003 – 31 January 2019
Personal details
Born (1955-01-03) 3 January 1955 (age 69)
Guarulhos, Brazil
Political partyDEM (2007–)
PFL (2005–2007)
PMDB (1999–2005)
PP (1995–1999)
PMDB (1980–1995)

Personal life

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Mudalen is the son of Elias Mudalen and Farida Mudalen.[1] Mudalen is a member of the neo-Pentecostal church Igreja Internacional da Graça de Deus.[2]

Political career

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Mudalen voted in favor of the impeachment motion of then-president Dilma Rousseff.[3] Mudalen voted in favor of the 2017 Brazilian labor reform,[4] and would vote against opening a corruption investigation into Rousseff's successor Michel Temer.[5]

Mudalen caused some controversy in Brazil when he and several other evangelical politicians proposed a bill that would classify abortion as homicide.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "JORGE TADEU MUDALEN – Biografia". Câmara dos Deputados do Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  2. ^ Marchesi, Reinaldo. "Opinião: Templo é dinheiro! Pequenas igrejas, grandes negócios" (in Portuguese). olhardireto. Retrieved 27 June 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. ^ "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 27 June 2019.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ Cavalcanti, Hylda (9 November 2017). "Manobra de evangélicos aprova criminalização de aborto até em estupros" (in Portuguese). Rede Brasil Atual. Retrieved 27 June 2019.