Paulo Teixeira (politician)

Luiz Paulo Teixeira Ferreira (born 6 May 1961), known as Paulo Teixeira, a Brazilian politician, lawyer, and professor who belongs to the Partido dos Trabalhadores (PT, or Workers’ Party).He is currently a federal deputy in the lower house of the Brazilian Parliament, where he served as PT party leader in 2011 Teixeira, who is a brother of State Representative Luiz Fernando Teixeira, received a Master of Science in Constitutional Law from the University of São Paulo.He was elected a federal deputy in 2006, taking office in 2007, and was re-elected to Parliament in 2010.He supports political reform and was critical of PT's then alliance with the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB).[3] He was supportive of ex-president Lula when he was questioned and tried in connection with the scandal known as Operation Car Wash.[4] In a 2015 op-ed for O Globo, Teixeira praised then president Dilma Rousseff for vetoing corporate financing of election campaigns and political parties, saying that by doing so she had shown “deep respect for democracy.”[5]
Minister of Agrarian DevelopmentIncumbentLuiz Inácio Lula da SilvaPatrus AnaniasFederal DeputySão PauloVereadorState DeputyÁguas da PrataBrazilianPartido dos TrabalhadoresUniversity of São PauloBrazilian Democratic Movement PartyOperation Car WashDilma RousseffSecond cabinet of Luiz Inácio Lula da SilvaCabinetMinister of Agrarian Development and Family AgricultureMinister of Agriculture and LivestockCarlos FávaroMinister of CitiesJader Barbalho FilhoMinister of CommunicationsJuscelino FilhoMinister of CultureMargareth MenezesMinister of DefenceJosé MúcioMinistry of Development, Industry, Trade and ServicesGeraldo AlckminMinister of Development and Social Assistance, Family and Fight against HungerWellington DiasMinister of EducationCamilo SantanaMinister of Entrepreneurship, Microenterprise and Small BusinessMárcio FrançaMinister of Environment and Climate ChangeMarina SilvaMinister of FinanceFernando HaddadMinister of Fishing and AquacultureAndré de PaulaMinister of Foreign AffairsMauro VieiraMinister of HealthNísia TrindadeMinister of Human Rights and the CitizenshipSilvio AlmeidaEsther DweckMacaé EvaristoMinister of Indigenous PeopleSônia GuajajaraMinister of Integration and the Regional DevelopmentWaldez GóesMinister of Justice and Public SecurityFlávio DinoRicardo LewandowskiMinister of Labour and EmploymentLuiz MarinhoMinister of Mines and EnergyAlexandre SilveiraMinister of Planning and BudgetSimone TebetMinister of Ports and AirportsMinister of Racial EqualityAnielle FrancoMinister of Science, Technology and InnovationLuciana SantosMinister of Social SecurityCarlos LupiMinister of SportsAna MoserAndré FufucaMinister of TourismDaniela CarneiroMinister of TransportRenan FilhoMinister of WomenCida GonçalvesCabinet-levelVice PresidentChief of Staff of the PresidencyRui CostaChief Advisor of the PresidencyCelso AmorimPresident of the Central BankRoberto Campos NetoGabriel GalípoloPresident of the Brazilian Development BankAloizio MercadantePresident of PetrobrasJean Paul PratesInstitutional Security BureauMarco Edson Gonçalves DiasRicardo CappelliMarcos Antonio Amaro dos SantosSecretary of Institutional AffairsAlexandre PadilhaSecretary of Social CommunicationPaulo PimentaComptroller General of the UnionAttorney General of the UnionJorge Messias