João Campos de Araújo

João Campos
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office 1 February 2003 – 1 February 2023
Constituency	Goiás
Personal details
Born	João Campos de Araújo (1962-12-28) 28 December 1962 (age 62) Peixe, Tocantins, Brazil
Political party	PODE (since 2023)
Other political affiliations	PSDB (2001–2016) Republicanos (2016–2023)
Profession	Police officer

João Campos de Araújo (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈɐ̃w̃ ˈkɐ̃pus dʒi aɾaˈuʒu]; born 28 December 1962), commonly referred to as João Campos, is a Brazilian politician and pastor. Although born in Tocantins, he has spent his political career representing Goiás, having served as state representative since 2003.

Personal life

João Campos is a pastor of the Assembleias de Deus church. The institutions endorsement of him was key to his election in 2002. However, for the 2018 election the church leadership decided to endorse rival candidate Glaustin da Fokus in the Goiás election.[1] He is married to Ilda Rodrigues Campos and is an alumnus of the Pontifical Catholic University of Goiás.[2]

Political career

João Campos voted in favor of the impeachment against then-president Dilma Rousseff and political reformation.[3] He would later back Rousseff's successor Michel Temer against a similar impeachment motion, and also voted in favor of the Brazil labor reform (2017).[4]

João Campos caused some controversy during the 2010-11 legislative session when he proposed a bill promoting conversion therapy.[5]

References

1. Costa, Ricardo (30 May 2018). "Assembleia de Deus rompe com pastor João Campos e anuncia apoio a Glaustin da Fokus" [Assembly of God breaks with pastor João Campos and announces support to Glaustin da Fokus] (in Portuguese). JM Notícia. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
2. "Conheça João Campos. Deputado nº 1 da segurança publica". Jornal Águas Lindas (in Portuguese). 25 September 2018. Archived from the original on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 22 February 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. "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.
5. "PDC 234/2011: Projeto de Decreto Legislativo" (in Portuguese). 2 June 2011. Retrieved 22 February 2019.