Silas Câmara

Silas Câmara (born 15 December 1962), is a Brazilian politician and pastor. Although born in Acre, he has spent his political career representing Amazonas, having served as state representative since 1999 for various political parties.^[1]

Silas Câmara
Câmara in 2017
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 February 1999
Constituency	Amazonas
Personal details
Born	(1962-12-15) 15 December 1962 (age 62) Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil
Political party	Republicanos (since 2016)
Other political affiliations	PMDB (1989–1997) PL (1997–1999) PFL (1999) PTB (1999–2007) PAN (2007) PSC (2007–2011) PSD (2011–2016)
Spouse	Antônia Lúcia
Occupation	Businessman and evangelical pastor

Personal life

Câmara is a pastor and elder in the Assembleias de Deus church.^[2] Câmara has his own radio show and is married to Antônia Lúcia, an economist and Pentecostal missionary. His wife often appears with him on his radio show and at his political event.^[3]

Political career

Câmara voted in favor of the impeachment against then-president Dilma Rousseff and political reformation.^[4] Câmara would later back Rousseff's successor Michel Temer against a similar impeachment motion.^[5]