About Augusto Coutinho
Born 1962. Augusto Coutinho is a Brazilian politician and civil engineer.
Augusto Rodrigues Coutinho de Melo (born 22 October 1962) more commonly known as Augusto Coutinho is a Brazilian politician as well as a civil engineer. He has spent his political career representing Pernambuco, having served as state representative since 2011.
Early life Coutinho was born to Henoch Coutinho de Melo and Carmen Rodrigues Coutinho de Melo. Before entering politics Coutinho worked as a civil engineer. He would later vote against opening a similar corruption investigation into Rousseff's successor Michel Temer, and voted in favor of the 2017 Brazilian labor reforms.
In January 2019 Coutinho was appointed leader of the Solidariedade party in the Brazilian legislature.
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Who is Augusto Coutinho?
Brazilian politician
When was Augusto Coutinho born?
Augusto Coutinho was born on 22 October 1962 in Recife.
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Augusto Coutinho is a politician and civil engineer.
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Augusto Coutinho is Brazilian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Augusto Coutinho. https://biography.guide/augusto-coutinho/
MLA: "Augusto Coutinho." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/augusto-coutinho/.
Chicago: "Augusto Coutinho." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/augusto-coutinho/.
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