Paulo Eduardo Lima Martins (born 20 April 1981) is a Brazilian politician and journalist.

He is also a monarchist.

Early life and career

Martins was born on 20 April 1981 in Presidente Venceslau.[1] Prior to his political career, Martins was a journalist.[2] He worked for the network Rede Massa, an affiliate of the Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão.[3] In 2014, his program was taken off the air, as Martins's commentary became critical of Dilma Rousseff. The program was later reinstated.[4][5][6]

Political career

As a member of the Brazilian Social Democracy Party,[7][8][4] he contested the 2014 Brazilian parliamentary election, receiving 63,970 votes.[2] This vote share placed Martins fourth on a list of alternate deputies.[9] Martins took office in the Chamber of Deputies on 17 April 2016, to replace legislators Valdir Rossoni and Edmar Arruda, as the candidates ahead of him, Osmar Bertoldi and Reinhold Stephanes, could not.[10][11][12]

Martins returned to the Chamber of Deputies in 2018, winning election as a Social Christian Party candidate.[13][14] He has supported the monarchy of Brazil reclaiming ownership of the Guanabara Palace.[15] In May 2020, Martins posted to Twitter a letter from the Chinese embassy in Brazil addressed to Brazilian deputies, asking them not to acknowledge the second inauguration of Tsai Ing-wen, president of the Republic of China, more commonly known as Taiwan.[16] Martins ignored the suggestion, tweeting "In this letter, the totalitarian Chinese government told the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies and its congresspeople to remain silent about Taiwan's presidential inauguration. This is an affront. Though I am late, I congratulate Tsai Ing-wen on her inauguration."[17][18] Subsequently #VivaTaiwan trended on Twitter, with responses from other Brazilians, Tsai Ing-wen, and Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[19][20]

References

  1. ↑ "Paulo Eduardo Martins" (in Portuguese). Chamber of Deputies. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Ao Boletim, Paulo Eduardo Martins confirma convite de Bolsonaro, mas nega já ter definido destino político" (in Portuguese). 28 November 2017. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  3. ↑ "Luiz Carlos Prates e Paulo Martins no Massa News Live On - Massa News Curitiba". Massa News (in Portuguese).
  4. 1 2 "Silvio admite ser pressionado para calar Gentili e Sheherazade". VEJA. (in Portuguese). 2017-04-10.
  5. ↑ "TV de Ratinho afasta comentaristas que falavam mal de Dilma Rousseff". Notícias da TV (in Portuguese). Notícias da TV. 2014-03-28.
  6. ↑ "Jornalista que critica governo do PT é afastado de jornal do SBT no Paraná". NaTelinha (in Portuguese).
  7. ↑ Gabriel Vaquer. "Jornalista que critica governo do PT é afastado de jornal do SBT no Paraná". natelinha (in Portuguese). Uol. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  8. ↑ "TV de Ratinho afasta comentaristas que falavam mal de Dilma Rousseff" (in Portuguese). Uol. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  9. ↑ Paulo Martins 2020 (in Portuguese). {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  10. ↑ "Ex-deputado preso por agredir a ex-noiva é solto após oito meses". G1 Globo.com (in Portuguese). 2016-10-27.
  11. ↑ "Deputados autorizam impeachment de Dilma, saiba quem votou a favor e contra" (in Portuguese). EBC. 17 April 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  12. ↑ "Veja frases dos deputados durante a votação do impeachment". Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). 17 April 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  13. ↑ "Candidato - Paulo Eduardo Martins PSC". Gazeta do Povo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2018-10-08.
  14. ↑ "Resultado da apuração das Eleições de 2018 - Paraná". G1 Globo.com (in Portuguese). 2018-10-07. Retrieved 2018-10-08.
  15. ↑ "Monarquista, deputado Pablo Eduardo Martins reclama de decisão do STJ sobre palácio". Boletim da Liberdade (in Portuguese). 7 December 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  16. ↑ "Deputado brasileiro acusa China de impedir apoio à posse em Taiwan". Notícias ao Minuto (in Portuguese). Lusa. 26 May 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  17. ↑ Constantino, Rodrigo (26 May 2020). "É grave: China pressiona Congresso brasileiro sobre Taiwan". Gazeta do Povo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  18. ↑ Lu, Alan (29 May 2020). "#VivaTaiwan The Latest Term To Hurt Chinese Feelings". The Taiwan Times. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  19. ↑ Sharma, Palki, ed. (27 May 2020). "#vivaTaiwan: Now, China faces backlash over Taiwan in Brazil". WION. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  20. ↑ Cheng, Ching-Tse (26 May 2020). "Brazilian netizens fight back against CCP threats over Taiwan support". Taiwan News. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
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