Marcos Pollon

His Excellency
Marcos Pollon
Pollon in 2023
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 January 2023
ConstituencyMato Grosso do Sul
Personal details
Born
Marcos Sborowski Pollon

(1981-01-19) 19 January 1981 (age 43)
Dourados, Brazil
Political partyPL (2022–present)
ProfessionLawyer

Marcos Sborowski Pollon (Dourados, January 19, 1981) is a Brazilian lawyer, activist, YouTuber, digital influencer and politician, currently affiliated to Partido Liberal (PL).[1] In the 2022 elections, in his first candidacy he was elected federal deputy for Mato Grosso do Sul, being the federal deputy with the most votes in the state.[2]

Marcos Pollon is the founder of the PROARMAS, which is currently the largest pro-gun association in Brazil.[3] Some of the association's main objectives are the promotion of actions aimed at guaranteeing the right of citizens to legal access, acquisition, possession and carrying of firearms and guaranteeing the right of self-defense.[4]

Biography

Marcos Pollon has a degree in Law and specializes in agribusiness. He was a professor at the Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS), having started teaching in 2003. He worked on issues related to agriculture and was a member of the Agrarian Affairs and Agribusiness Committee of the Lawyers Association in his state.[2]

In 2005, he founded the Academy of Procedural Law and the Conservative Institute of Mato Grosso do Sul. He is a pro-armament activist, having created and founded the PROARMAS in 2020. He is a close friend of the Bolsonaro family and claims to be "pro God, pro-life and pro-guns". Federal deputy Eduardo Bolsonaro (PL-SP) supported her candidacy for federal deputy for the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, including being present at her launch. In the 2022 elections, Marcos Pollon, in his first candidacy, was elected as federal deputy, with 103,111 votes, being the candidate for federal deputy with the most votes in Mato Grosso do Sul.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Candidatos - Eleições 2022" [Candidates - 2022 Elections] (in Portuguese). estadao.com.br. 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-10-07. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
  2. ^ a b c José Câmara e Thais Libni (2022-10-03). "Amigo íntimo da família Bolsonaro e pró-armas, Marcos Pollon (PL) é o deputado federal mais votado em MS" [A close friend of the Bolsonaro family and pro-guns, Marcos Pollon (PL) is the federal deputy with the most votes in MS] (in Portuguese). g1.globo.com. Archived from the original on 2023-01-31. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
  3. ^ Vinícius Valfré, Julia Affonso e Daniel Weterman (2022-10-05). "Pró-armas, 'bancada dos CACs' terá 23 representantes no Congresso" [Pro-arms, 'CACs bench' will have 23 representatives in Congress] (in Portuguese). noticias.uol.com.br. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
  4. ^ "O Movimento" [The movement] (in Portuguese). proarmasbrasil.com.br. 2023-10-04. Archived from the original on 2024-02-28. Retrieved 2024-06-13.