João Nuno Calado Pimenta Lopes (born 12 April 1980) is a Portuguese politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament, representing Portugal for the Portuguese Communist Party, from 2016 to 2024. He was appointed to replace Inês Zuber following her resignation.
João Pimenta Lopes | |
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 Official portrait as an MEP, 2016 | |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| In office 31 January 2016 – 15 July 2024 | |
| Constituency | Portugal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 April 1980 (age 46) Lisbon, Campo Grande, Portugal |
| Party | Portuguese Communist Party |
| Occupation | Politician |
Career
editHe was elected as MEP in the 2019 European Parliament election. In the European Parliament, he was a member of the far-left political group The Left – GUE/NGL.
Political positions
editDuring his tenure, he has taken political positions marked by a consistently pro-Russia stance. Analyses of his voting record have identified him among the MEPs closest aligned with Russian state interests, opposing all resolutions critical of the Russian government.[1][2]
On 2 March 2022, he was one of 13 MEPs who voted against condemning the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine and against designating Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism in the context of deliberate Russian attacks on Ukrainian civilians and civilian infrastructure.[1][3][4]
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. [5][6][7]
In 2023, he was among 14 MEPs who voted against a resolution condemning the abduction of Tibetan children and other forced assimilation practices carried out by China.[8]
In 2024, he voted against a resolution recognizing the Holodomor as a genocide.[9]
Parliamentary service
edit- 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
edit- 1 2 "Revealed: Russia's best friends in the EU Parliament". POLITICO. 2024-06-06. Retrieved 2026-01-23.
- ↑ "Dois eurodeputados portugueses entre os "maiores amigos de Putin" no Parlamento Europeu". CNN Portugal (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2026-01-23.
- ↑ "We asked 13 MEPs why they voted no to condemn Russia's war in Ukraine". euronews. 2022-03-02. Retrieved 2026-01-23.
- ↑ "Which EU politicians refused to label Russia a sponsor of terror?". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2026-01-10.
- ↑ "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).
- ↑ Dispatch, Peoples. "Communist MEP defends small scale fishing industry in European Parliament". peoplesdispatch. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
- ↑ "Vote results: The abduction of Tibetan children and forced assimilation practices through Chinese boarding schools in Tibet". HowTheyVote.eu. 2023-12-14. Retrieved 2026-01-23.
- ↑ "Vote results: 90 years after the Holodomor: recognising the mass killing through starvation as genocide". HowTheyVote.eu. 2022-12-15. Retrieved 2026-01-23.
External links
edit- Personal profile of João Pimenta Lopes in the European Parliament's database of members
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