João Pimenta Lopes Explained

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] [4]}

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2022-03-02 . We asked 13 MEPs why they voted no to condemn Russia's war in Ukraine . 2024-06-09 . euronews . en.
2. Web site: European Parliament condemns growing repression of Catholic Church in Nicaragua, calls for release of bishop.
3. Web site: Nicaragua, in particular the arrest of the bishop Rolando Álvarez.
4. Web site: Dispatch . Peoples . Communist MEP defends small scale fishing industry in European Parliament . 2023-01-25 . peoplesdispatch.