Márcio Marinho


Márcio Carlos Marinho is a Brazilian politician. Although born in Rio de Janeiro, he has spent his political career representing Bahia, having served as state representative since 2008.

Personal life

Marinho was born to Arindo Carlos Marinho and Izabel Rodrigues Marinho. He grew up in a poor household and two of his brothers drowned when he was 14. Prior to becoming a politician Marinho worked as a communicator and public manager. Marinho identifies as an Afro-Brazilian and as an Evangelical Christian. He is an ordained bishop of the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God.

Political career

Marinho voted in favor of the impeachment against then-president Dilma Rousseff and political reformation. He would later vote in against opening a corruption investigation against Rousseff's successor Michel Temer, and voted in favor of the 2017 Brazilian labor reforms.