Everaldo Pereira is a pastor in the Assembly of God church and has been the national president of the Social Christian Party until its merger with Podemos in 2023.
16 Facts About Everaldo Pereira
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Everaldo Pereira was the PSC's candidate for President of Brazil in the 2014 election, in which he placed fifth, with 0.75 percent of the total votes.
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Everaldo Pereira's parents gave him the same name as his uncle.
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Everaldo Pereira has five siblings: Meirelaine, Ivete, Edivaldo, Edmilson and Marcos.
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Everaldo Pereira became a bricklayer and an office errand boy.
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When Everaldo Pereira was 14, he was approved in a public tender and accepted into the Reinsurance Institute of Brazil.
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Everaldo Pereira's second wife is gospel singer Ester Batista, and he is a father to three children.
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Everaldo Pereira kept himself in the political background until the electoral success of Anthony Garotinho and Benedita da Silva when they ran for Governor and Vice-Governor, respectively, of the state of Rio de Janeiro.
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From 1999 to 2003, Everaldo Pereira was selected to be the assistant chief of staff of the state government.
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Everaldo Pereira was responsible for the implementation of the first "Bolsa Familia" of Brazil: "Cheque-Cidadao".
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Pastor Everaldo Pereira was considered a "public enemy" by LGBT activists for being one of the advocates of the campaign "Man + Woman = Family", which was promoted by the PSC in 2012.
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Everaldo Pereira received criticism from defenders of LGBT rights after declaring in his 2014 bid for the presidency that, if elected, he would propose a law to the National Congress to revert the decision of the Supreme Federal Court recognizing same-sex marriage in Brazil.
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Pastor Everaldo Pereira asked the Justice Court of Rio de Janeiro to overturn the decision and was acquitted by the Supreme Federal Court.
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In 2013, Everaldo Pereira's ex-wife initiated in the Superior Court of Justice a new judicial process, alleging that the pastor committed physical violence, followed by death threats.
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Everaldo Pereira said he acted in legitimate self-defense after a car pursuit in the streets of Rio de Janeiro.
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In January 2017, it was revealed that, during the 2012 municipal elections, Everaldo Pereira asked for money from former federal deputy and President of the Chamber Eduardo Cunha.