João Pimenta Lopes

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João Pimenta Lopes
MEP
Pimenta Lopes in 2018.
Member of the European Parliament
Assumed office
31 January 2016
Preceded byInês Zuber
ConstituencyPortugal
Personal details
Born12 April 1980 (1980-04-12) (age 44)
Lisbon, Campo Grande, Portugal
Political partyPortuguese Communist Party
OccupationPolitician

João Pimenta Lopes (born 12 April 1980) is a Portuguese politician, who, since January 2016, has served as a Member of the European Parliament, representing Portugal for the Portuguese Communist Party. He was appointed to replace Inês Zuber following her resignation.

On 2 March 2022, he was one of 13 MEPs who voted against condemning the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[citation needed]

On 15 September 2022, he was one of 16 MEPs who voted against condemning President Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua for human rights violations, in particular the arrest of Bishop Rolando Álvarez. [1][2]

Parliamentary service[edit]

  • Vice-Chair, Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (2016-)
  • Member, Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly
  • Member, Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
  • Member, Delegation for relations with the Federative Republic of Brazil

References[edit]

  1. ^ "European Parliament condemns growing repression of Catholic Church in Nicaragua, calls for release of bishop".
  2. ^ "Nicaragua, in particular the arrest of the bishop Rolando Álvarez" (PDF).

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