Paulo Muacho

Paulo Jorge Velez Muacho (born 14 July 1990) is a Portuguese lawyer, politician and member of the Assembly of the Republic, the national legislature of Portugal. A member of the LIVRE party, he has represented Setúbal since March 2024.

Paulo Muacho
Muacho in 2022
Member of the Assembly of the Republic
Incumbent
Assumed office 26 March 2024
Constituency	Setúbal
Member of Lisbon City Council
In office 2017–2021
Personal details
Born	Paulo Jorge Velez Muacho (1990-07-14) 14 July 1990 (age 34) Campo Maior, Portugal
Political party	LIVRE
Occupation	Lawyer

Early life

Muacho was born on 14 July 1990 in Campo Maior.^[1][2] He grew up in Seixal on the south bank of the Tagus.^[2][3] He has a degree in law.^[1] He also has a master's degree in law.^[1]

Career

Muacho is a practicing lawyer.^[2][4]

Muacho joined LIVRE in 2014 shortly after its formation and has been a part of the Contact Group, the party's executive body, from 2015 to 2020 and since 2022.^[2][4] He was a member of Lisbon City Council from 2017 to 2021.^[2][3] He is currently working as coordinator for the LIVRE group on Lisbon City Council.^[2] At the 2015 legislative election Muacho was placed tenth on LIVRE's list of candidates in Setúbal but the party failed to win any seats in the constituency.^[5] At the 2019 legislative election he was placed fourth on LIVRE's list of candidates in Lisbon but the party only won a single seat in the constituency.^[6] At the 2022 legislative election he was placed first on LIVRE's list of candidates in Setúbal but the party failed to win any seats in the constituency.^[7] He was elected to the Assembly of the Republic at the 2024 legislative election.^[8]

Electoral history

Electoral history of Paulo Muacho

Election	Constituency	Party		Alliance		No.	Result
2015 legislative[5]	Setúbal		LIVRE/Tempo de Avançar			10	Not elected
2017 local[9]	Lisbon Municipal Assembly		LIVRE		Socialist Party	5	Elected
2019 legislative[6]	Lisbon		LIVRE			4	Not elected
2022 legislative[7]	Setúbal		LIVRE			1	Not elected
2024 legislative[8]	Setúbal		LIVRE			1	Elected

References

1. "Deputados: Biografia - Paulo Muacho" (in Portuguese). Lisbon, Portugal. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
2. "Paulo Muacho" (in Portuguese). Lisbon, Portugal: LIVRE. Archived from the original on 13 March 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
3. Rito, Francisco Alves (12 January 2022). "Paulo Muacho: "Se mudarmos agora de governo, provavelmente o aeroporto não irá avançar"". O Setubalense (in Portuguese). Setúbal, Portugal. Archived from the original on 12 August 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
4. "Paulo Muacho" (in Portuguese). Lisbon, Portugal: LIVRE. Archived from the original on 13 March 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
5. "Candidatos". Eleições legislativas 2015 4 outubro (in Portuguese). Lisbon, Portugal: Ministry of Internal Administration. Archived from the original on 9 December 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
6. "Candidatos". Eleições legislativas 2019 6 de outubro (in Portuguese). Lisbon, Portugal: Ministry of Internal Administration. Archived from the original on 27 January 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
7. "Candidatos". Eleições legislativas 30 de janeiro de 2022 (in Portuguese). Lisbon, Portugal: Ministry of Internal Administration. Archived from the original on 16 January 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
8. "Candidatos". Eleições legislativas 10 de março de 2024 (in Portuguese). Lisbon, Portugal: Ministry of Internal Administration. Archived from the original on 11 March 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
9. "Série I - Comissão Nacional de Eleições: Mapa Oficial n.º 1-A/2017 - Mapa oficial dos resultados das eleições gerais para os órgãos das autarquias locais de 1 de outubro de 2017" (PDF). Diário da República (in Portuguese). Vol. 2017, no. 231. Lisbon, Portugal. 30 November 2017. pp. 6502-(225). Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 January 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2024 – via National Elections Commission.