In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Nascimento and the second or paternal family name is Silva.
Gilberto Nascimento Silva (born 9 June 1956) is a Brazilian politician and lawyer. He has spent his political career representing São Paulo (state), having served as state representative since 2015.[1]
Personal life
Prior to becoming a politician Nascimento worked as a lawyer. He is a member of the Assembleias de Deus church.[1] Nascimento has been at times been criticized as an apologists of Silas Malafaia.[2]
Political career
Nascimento voted in favor of the impeachment against then-president Dilma Rousseff and political reformation.[3] He would later back Rousseff's successor Michel Temer against a similar impeachment motion, and also voted in favor of the Brazil labor reform (2017).[4]