Luiz Henrique Mandetta
Brazilian orthopedist, politician
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- Luiz Henrique Mandetta (born 30 November 1964) is a Brazilian pediatric orthopedist and politician, member of the Brazil Union (UNIÃO).
- On 16 April 2020 he was fired by Bolsonaro after disagreements over social distancing policies during the coronavirus pandemic.
- Political career Member of Congress, 2011–2019 Mandetta has been an elected federal deputy since the 2010 elections for the 54th Congress; he was reelected in 2014 for the 55th Congress.
- He voted for the impeachment of Dilma Rousseff.
- º 95 of 2016, that established a new tax regime.
Luiz Henrique Mandetta (born 30 November 1964) is a Brazilian pediatric orthopedist and politician, member of the Brazil Union (UNIÃO). Mandetta was announced on 20 November 2018 as Minister of Health of president Jair Bolsonaro, replacing Gilberto Occhi. On 16 April 2020 he was fired by Bolsonaro after disagreements over social distancing policies during the coronavirus pandemic.
Education and early career
Mandetta is a graduated medic by the University Gama Filho, with specialization in orthopedics by the service of orthopedics of the Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul and sub-specialization in pediatric orthopedics by the Scottish Rite Hospital for Children in Atlanta. He was military medic, as lieutenant, in the Army Central Hospital.
Political career
Member of Congress, 2011–2019
Mandetta has been an elected federal deputy since the 2010 elections for the 54th Congress; he was reelected in 2014 for the 55th Congress.
During his time in Congress, Mandetta was most well known for opposing health policies of the leftist Workers Party government, and in particular its “Mais Medicos” program which brought Cuban doctors to Brazil's most far-flung corners. He voted for the impeachment of Dilma Rousseff. Later, he was in favor of the Constitutional Amendment n.º 95 of 2016, that established a new tax regime. In April 2017, voted in favor of the Labour Reform. In August 2017, voted for the progress of the complaint against president Michel Temer.
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