João Henrique de Souza

João Henrique de Souza
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Paraíba
In office 1 February 2007 – 12 January 2021
Personal details
Born	(1943-01-08)8 January 1943 Monteiro, Third Brazilian Republic
Died	12 January 2021(2021-01-12) (aged 78) São Paulo, Brazil
Political party	Brazilian Social Democracy Party

João Henrique de Souza (8 January 1943 – 12 January 2021) was a Brazilian politician, judge, and chief of police. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Paraíba from 1 February 2007 until his death.[1][2]

Biography

Born in Monteiro, Souza was graduated in Law. He served as a delegate for the Civil Police of Paraíba State in João Pessoa and an electoral judge at the Regional Electoral Court of Paraíba.[2]

Souza was elected a member of the Legislative Assembly of Paraíba for the first time in the 2006 elections, initially by the Liberal Front Party, and re-elected in the 2010 and 2014 elections by the Democrats.[3] Unsatisfied with this party, he left for the Brazilian Social Democracy Party in 2017.[4] He was re-elected by that party in 2018, with 34,813 votes.[1][2]

Souza died from COVID-19 at Vila Nova Star Hospital, in São Paulo, on 12 January 2021, aged 78.[2][5]

References

1. "João Henrique". O Estado de S. Paulo (in Portuguese). 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2021.^[permanent dead link‍]
2. "Deputado paraibano João Henrique morre aos 77 anos, após complicações da Covid-19". Jornal da Paraíba (in Portuguese). 12 January 2021. Archived from the original on 15 January 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
3. "Banco de dados do Tribunal Superior Eleitoral" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 15 May 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
4. "João Henrique deverá trocar o DEM pelo PSDB, revela Raoni". PB Agora (in Portuguese). 5 December 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
5. "Deputado paraibano João Henrique morre por complicações da Covid-19". G1 (in Portuguese). 12 January 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.