Mecias de Jesus | |
|---|---|
 de Jesus in 2019 | |
| Senator for Roraima | |
| Assumed office 1 February 2019 | |
| State Deputy for Roraima | |
| In office 1 February 1995 –31 January 2019 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 February 1962 Graça Aranha,Maranhão,Brazil |
| Political party | PRB (2006–) |
Antonio Mecias Pereira de Jesus (born 8 February 1962) more commonly known as Mecias de Jesus is a federal senator of Brazil representing the state of Roraima. He previously served in the state legislature from 1995 to 2019. [1]
de Jesus was born in Graça Aranha. [1] Prior to becoming a politician,Marcos Rogério worked as a financial adviser. [1] In his youth he also worked as a shoeshine,farmer,waiter and gardener. [2] His son Johnathan de Jesus is also a politician,being elected to the federal chamber of deputies in 2010. [1] Unlike most PRB politicians who belong to the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God,de Jesus and his family belong to the Nova Vida Baptist church. [3]
In 2017 de Jesus proposed a bill that would exempt churches from paying water,electricity,and telephone taxes in Roraima. [4] The bill caused some controversy as Brazil is officially a secular state and was eventually not passed.
de Jesus is the president of the PRB party in the state of Roraima. [2]
In the 2018 Brazilian general election de Jesus was elected to the federal senate with 85,366 votes. [2] He was one of six new Evangelical members elected to the federal senate in that election. [5]
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