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Alessandro Molon | |
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Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
In office 1 February 2011 –1 February 2023 | |
Constituency | Rio de Janeiro |
Chamber PSB Leader | |
In office 19 February 2020 –2 February 2021 | |
Preceded by | Tadeu Alencar |
Succeeded by | Danilo Cabral |
Chamber Opposition Leader | |
In office 25 March 2021 –16 February 2022 | |
Preceded by | AndréFigueiredo |
Succeeded by | Wolney Queiroz |
In office 19 February 2019 –11 March 2020 | |
Preceded by | JoséGuimarães |
Succeeded by | AndréFigueiredo |
State Deputy of Rio de Janeiro | |
In office 1 February 2003 –1 February 2011 | |
Constituency | At-large |
Personal details | |
Born | Alessandro Lucciola Molon 28 October 1971 Belo Horizonte,Minas Gerais,Brazil |
Political party | PSB (2018–present) |
Other political affiliations | |
Spouse | Clarisse Molon |
Children | 3 |
Alma mater | Fluminense Federal University Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro |
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Alessandro Lucciola Molon (28 October 1971) is a Brazilian teacher and politician, member of the Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB) and former Leader of the Opposition in the Chamber of Deputies. He was the rapporteur to Brazil's Bill of Rights for the Internet (Marco Civil da Internet), ensuring net neutrality, privacy protection and freedom of expression online.
Alessandro Molon was born in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, but was raised in Rio de Janeiro, where he lives.
He holds a bachelor's and a master's degree in history from Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF) and a bachelor's degree in law from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio). He is currently concluding his doctorate at Universidade Estadual do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ).
Alessandro Molon has also taught in public and private schools in Rio de Janeiro, before beginning his political career. He currently teaches Law students at PUC-Rio.
After experiencing the tough educational scenario in Brazil as a teacher, Alessandro Molon decided to pursue a political career in order to make more impactful changes, with a focus on combating the country's abyssal inequalities. In 2002, he was elected for his first term as state deputy in the Legislative Assembly of the Rio de Janeiro State (Alerj), being reelected in 2006. In this period, he was president of Alerj's Human Rights Commission and Culture Commission, and was known for his opposition to controversial political figures such as Jorge Picciani and Sérgio Cabral, who are now in prison.
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Alessandro Molon ran for Mayor of Rio de Janeiro in 2008 and 2016.
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