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João Pimenta Lopes

Portuguese politician

João Pimenta Lopes MEP
Pimenta Lopes in 2018.

Member of the European Parliament
In office 31 January 2016 – 15 July 2024
Constituency	Portugal

Personal details
Born	12 April 1980 (1980-04-12) (age 44) Lisbon, Campo Grande, Portugal
Political party	Portuguese Communist Party
Occupation	Politician

João Pimenta Lopes (born 12 April 1980) is a Portuguese politician, who, since January 2016, has served as a Member of the European Parliament, representing Portugal for the Portuguese Communist Party. He was appointed to replace Inês Zuber following her resignation.

On 2 March 2022, he was one of 13 MEPs who voted against condemning the Russian invasion of Ukraine.^[1]

On 15 September 2022, he was one of 16 MEPs who voted against condemning President Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua for human rights violations, in particular the arrest of Bishop Rolando Álvarez. ^[2]^[3]

Parliamentary service

Vice-Chair, Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (2016-)
Member, Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly
Member, Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
Member, Delegation for relations with the Federative Republic of Brazil

References

^ "We asked 13 MEPs why they voted no to condemn Russia's war in Ukraine". euronews. 2022-03-02. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
^ "European Parliament condemns growing repression of Catholic Church in Nicaragua, calls for release of bishop".
^ "Nicaragua, in particular the arrest of the bishop Rolando Álvarez" (PDF).