Silas Câmara

Silas Câmara
Silas Câmara
	Câmara in 2017
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 1 February 1999
Constituency	Amazonas
Personal details
Born	15 December 1962 (age 61); Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil
Political party	Republicanos (since 2016)
Other political; affiliations	PMDB (1989–1997); PL (1997–1999); PFL (1999); PTB (1999–2007); PAN (2007); PSC (2007–2011); PSD (2011–2016);
Occupation	Businessman and evangelical pastor

Silas Câmara (born 15 December 1962), is a Brazilian politician and pastor. Although born in Acre, he has spent his political career representing Amazonas, having served as state representative since 1999 for various political parties.^[1]

Personal life[edit]

Câmara is a pastor and elder in the Assembleias de Deus church.^[2] Câmara has his own radio show and is married to Antônia Lúcia, an economist and Pentecostal missionary. His wife often appears with him on his radio show and at his political event.^[3]

Political career[edit]

Câmara voted in favor of the impeachment against then-president Dilma Rousseff and political reformation.^[4] Câmara would later back Rousseff's successor Michel Temer against a similar impeachment motion.^[5]

References[edit]

^ "Silas Câmara troca PSD de Omar por PRB". No Amazonas é Assim (in Portuguese). 3 March 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
^ "Da Assembleia de Deus, Silas Câmara confirma apoio a Omar Aziz" (in Portuguese). Amazonas 1. 14 July 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
^ "Antônia Lúcia e Silas Câmara têm direitos políticos cassados casal recorre" (in Portuguese). ac24horas. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
^ "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.
^ "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.

[1] "Silas Câmara troca PSD de Omar por PRB". No Amazonas é Assim (in Portuguese). 3 March 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2019.

[2] "Da Assembleia de Deus, Silas Câmara confirma apoio a Omar Aziz" (in Portuguese). Amazonas 1. 14 July 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2019.

[3] "Antônia Lúcia e Silas Câmara têm direitos políticos cassados casal recorre" (in Portuguese). ac24horas. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2019.

[4] "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.

[5] "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.

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