Vanderlei Macris (born 20 May 1950) is a Brazilian politician and lawyer. Having been involved in politics since 1972, Macrus has spent his political career representing

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, having served as state representative in the lower house of the national legislature from 1975 to 2007 and the state legislature from 2007 to 2011 and since 2012.

Personal life

Macris was born to Ivo Macris and Laura Macris (née Tuckmantel) in the city of

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. His son,

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, is also a politician. Before entering politics Macris worked as a lawyer.

Political career

From 1972 to 1974 Macris served in the city council of his home town of Americana. In 1975 he was elected to the São Paulo Legislative Assembly where he served as president from 1999 to 2001. In 2017 his son Cauê was elected president of the São Paulo Legislative Assembly, becoming the first father-son duo to have served as presidents. In the

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Macris was elected to the Federal Chamber of Deputies. In May 2010 Macris voted in favour of the

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or "Clean Record Act" which barred politicians who had been impeached from holding office. Macris voted in favor of the impeachment motion of then-president

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. He voted in favor raising the spending ceiling of Brazil's government and the

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Macris voted in favor of a similar corruption investigation into Rousseff's successor

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. In November 2016, Macris opposed "caixa 2" amnesty bill, along with fellow federal deputies

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, Fernando Francischini, Carlos Sampaio, Joaquim Passarinho, and Senators

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and Ana Amélia Lemos, listening to the claims of the civil society that signed for the approval of the 10 Anti-corruption Measures, and of the Public Prosecutor's Office, author of the bill.

References

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