André Fufuca

André Fufuca
André Fufuca
Minister of Sports
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 13 September 2023
President	Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Preceded by	Ana Moser
Federal Deputy
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 1 February 2015
Constituency	Maranhão
Second Vice President of the Chamber of Deputies
	In office; 2 February 2017 – 1 February 2019
President	Rodrigo Maia
Preceded by	Fernando Giacobo
Succeeded by	Luciano Bivar
State Deputy of Maranhão
	In office; 1 February 2011 – 1 February 2015
Constituency	At-large
Personal details
Born	André Luiz de Carvalho Ribeiro; 27 August 1989 (age 35); Santa Inês, Maranhão, Brazil
Political party	PP (2016–present)
Other political; affiliations	PSDB (2010–2011); PSD (2011–2013); PEN (2013–2016);
Profession	Physician

André Luiz de Carvalho Ribeiro (born 27 August 1989), mostly known as André Fufuca or Fufuquinha, is a Brazilian physician and politician who is the minister of Sport since September 2023. He is also a federal deputy since 2015, currently under license after taking office as minister.

André Fufuca is son of incumbent mayor of Alto Alegre do Pindaré, Fufuca Dantas.^[1]

Political career

State Representative (2011–2015)

Elected in 2010 at the age of 21 by the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB), while he was attending college, Fufuca became the youngest state representative of Brazil.^[2]^[3]

During his term, Fufuca had served as chair of the Municipal Affairs and Regional Development Commission and the Health Commission.

Federal Representative (2015–present)

In 2014, André Fufuca was elected federal representative by the National Ecologic Party (PEN), garnering 56,879 votes.^[4] In his first year, he became rapporteur of the Ortheses and Prostheses Mafia Parliamentary Commission.^[5]

In his second year, Fufuca became the youngest caucus coordinator in history. On 6 May 2015, he voted in favor of Provisional Measure 665, which toughen rules for unemployment insurance and allowance.^[6]

On 17 April 2016, he voted to open the impeachment process against Dilma Rousseff. On 14 June 2016, he supported suspended Chamber president Eduardo Cunha, voting against his removal in the Ethics Council.^[7] Later, Fufuca supported the Constitutional Amendment of the Public Expenditure Cap and the Labour Reform.

On 2 February 2017, Fufuca was elected Second Vice President of the Chamber of Deputies. On 27 August 2017, he presided the Chamber, as president Michel Temer was in an official travel to China and the Chamber president, Rodrigo Maia, had to serve as acting president. Initially, the First Vice President, Fábio Ramalho, was responsible for this role, but he travelled with the Brazilian president. Therefore, Fufuca had served as the Chamber acting president.^[8]^[9]

In August 2017, Fufuca voted against the process which requested an investigation against president Michel Temer, helping to archive the complaint of the Public Prosecutor's Office.^[10]^[11]

In September 2023, Fufuca was confirmed for the Ministry of Sports by president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, replacing former volleyball player and Olympic medalist Ana Moser, ensuring a parliamentary majority in the National Congress with the support of Progressistas (PP).^[12]

References

^ "Conheça Fufuca, o deputado que vai comandar a Câmara". Estado de Minas (in Brazilian Portuguese). August 29, 2017. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
^ Matsui, Naomi (August 27, 2017). "Conheça Fufuca, deputado que comandará a Câmara na ausência de Maia". Poder360 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved September 6, 2023.
^ Alencastro, Catarina; Lima, Maria (August 29, 2017). "'Menudo' do Maranhão, André Fufuca ganhou projeção na Câmara sob proteção de Cunha". O Globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved September 6, 2023.
^ "Com Maia substituindo Temer, Câmara será presidida por André Fufuca". Brasil 247 (in Brazilian Portuguese). August 28, 2017. Archived from the original on August 28, 2017. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
^ "CPI da Máfia das Próteses aprova relatório final com propostas para coibir fraudes". Câmara dos Deputados (in Brazilian Portuguese). July 15, 2015. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
^ "Saiba como se posicionou cada deputado na votação de MP do ajuste". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). May 7, 2015. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
^ Passarinho, Nathalia; Calgaro, Fernanda (June 14, 2016). "Por 11 a 9, Conselho de Ética aprova parecer pela cassação de Cunha". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved September 6, 2023.
^ Calgaro, Fernanda; Caram, Bernardo (August 29, 2017). "André Fufuca assume Câmara nesta terça e defende votação da reforma política". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved September 6, 2023.
^ "Com viagem de Temer à China, André Fufuca herda o comando da Câmara". Folha de S. Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). August 29, 2017. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
^ "Veja como deputados votaram no impeachment de Dilma, na PEC 241, na reforma trabalhista e na denúncia contra Temer". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). August 2, 2017. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
^ "Como votou cada deputado sobre a denúncia contra Temer". Carta Capital (in Brazilian Portuguese). August 3, 2017. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
^ Carmo, Wendal (September 6, 2023). "Lula confirma André Fufuca e Silvio Costa Filho no governo; conheça os novos ministros". Carta Capital (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved September 6, 2023.

Political offices
Preceded by Fernando Giacobo	Second Vice President of the Chamber of Deputies 2017–2019	Succeeded by Luciano Bivar
Preceded by Ana Moser	Minister of Sports 2023–present	Incumbent