Paulo Jorge Velez Muacho (born 14 July 1990) is a Portuguese lawyer, politician and member of the Assembly of the Republic, the national legislature of Portugal. A member of the LIVRE party, he has represented Setúbal since March 2024.
Early life
Muacho was born on 14 July 1990 in Campo Maior.[1][2] He grew up in Seixal on the south bank of the Tagus.[2][3] He has a degree in law.[1] He also has a master’s degree in law.[1]
Career
Muacho is a practicing lawyer.[2][4]
Muacho joined LIVRE in 2014 shortly after its formation and has been a part of the Contact Group, the party’s executive body, from 2015 to 2020 and since 2022.[2][4] He was a member of Lisbon City Council from 2017 to 2021.[2][3] He is currently working as coordinator for the LIVRE group on Lisbon City Council.[2] At the 2015 legislative election Muacho was placed tenth on LIVRE’s list of candidates in Setúbal but the party failed to win any seats in the constituency.[5] At the 2019 legislative election he was placed fourth on LIVRE’s list of candidates in Lisbon but the party only won a single seat in the constituency.[6] At the 2022 legislative election he was placed first on LIVRE’s list of candidates in Setúbal but the party failed to win any seats in the constituency.[7] He was elected to the Assembly of the Republic at the 2024 legislative election.[8]
Electoral history
| Election | Constituency | Party | Alliance | No. | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 legislative[5] | Setúbal | LIVRE/Tempo de Avançar | 10 | Not elected | |||
| 2017 local[9] | Lisbon Municipal Assembly | LIVRE | Socialist Party | 5 | Elected | ||
| 2019 legislative[6] | Lisbon | LIVRE | 4 | Not elected | |||
| 2022 legislative[7] | Setúbal | LIVRE | 1 | Not elected | |||
| 2024 legislative[8] | Setúbal | LIVRE | 1 | Elected | |||
References
- ^ a b c “Deputados: Biografia – Paulo Muacho” (in Portuguese). Lisbon, Portugal. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f “Paulo Muacho” (in Portuguese). Lisbon, Portugal: LIVRE. Archived from the original on 13 March 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ^ a b Rito, Francisco Alves (12 January 2022). “Paulo Muacho: “Se mudarmos agora de governo, provavelmente o aeroporto não irá avançar”“. O Setubalense (in Portuguese). Setúbal, Portugal. Archived from the original on 12 August 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ^ a b “Paulo Muacho” (in Portuguese). Lisbon, Portugal: LIVRE. Archived from the original on 13 March 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ^ a b “Candidatos”. Eleições legislativas 2015 4 outubro (in Portuguese). Lisbon, Portugal: Ministry of Internal Administration. Archived from the original on 9 December 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ^ a b “Candidatos”. Eleições legislativas 2019 6 de outubro (in Portuguese). Lisbon, Portugal: Ministry of Internal Administration. Archived from the original on 27 January 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ^ a b “Candidatos”. Eleições legislativas 30 de janeiro de 2022 (in Portuguese). Lisbon, Portugal: Ministry of Internal Administration. Archived from the original on 16 January 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ^ a b “Candidatos”. Eleições legislativas 10 de março de 2024 (in Portuguese). Lisbon, Portugal: Ministry of Internal Administration. Archived from the original on 11 March 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ^ “Série I – Comissão Nacional de Eleições: Mapa Oficial n.º 1-A/2017 – Mapa oficial dos resultados das eleições gerais para os órgãos das autarquias locais de 1 de outubro de 2017” (PDF). Diário da República (in Portuguese). Vol. 2017, no. 231. Lisbon, Portugal. 30 November 2017. pp. 6502-(225). Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 January 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2024 – via National Elections Commission.