Paulinho da Força

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Pereira and the second or paternal family name is da Silva.

Paulo Pereira da Silva, better known as Paulinho da Força (born 24 February 1956) is a Brazilian metallurgist and politician. He had served as federal deputy from 2007 to 2020,^[2] until he had his mandate repealed and political rights suspended by the Supreme Federal Court in June 2020.^[3] Pereira is a member of Solidariedade.

Paulinho da Força
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
Incumbent
Assumed office 30 November 2023
Constituency	São Paulo
In office 1 February 2007 – 5 June 2020[a]
Constituency	São Paulo
Solidariedade National Vice President
Incumbent
Assumed office 8 November 2022
Preceded by	Jefferson Coriteac
Solidariedade National President
In office 5 October 2013 – 8 November 2022
Preceded by	Marcílio Duarte
Succeeded by	Eurípeder Júnior
Personal details
Born	Paulo Pereira da Silva (1956-01-25) 25 January 1956 (age 69) Porecatu, Paraná, Brazil
Political party	Solidariedade (since 2013)
Other political affiliations	PT (1984–1996) PTB (1996–2003) PDT (2003–2013)
Occupation	Trade unionist

Notes

1. Silva was removed from the Chamber by the Supreme Federal Court and had his political rights suspended for five years.^[1]