Caio Narcio

Caio Narcio Rodrigues da Silveira, often simply known as Caio Narcio, was a Brazilian politician and a social scientist. Born in Minas Gerais, he served as a state representative from 2015 to 2019.

Personal life

The son of politicians Narcio Rodrigues and Ana Cássia, Narcio graduated from the Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais.

Political career

Narcio voted in favor of the impeachment motion of then-president Dilma Rousseff. Narcio would vote in favor of a similar corruption investigation into Rousseff's successor Michel Temer, and he voted in favor of the 2017 Brazilian labor reforms.

Health and death

In 2018, Narcio developed meningoencephalitis. On 2 July 2020, Narcio was taken to a hospital in São Paulo with a high fever, and subsequently tested positive for COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil. He died from complications of the virus exacerbated by meningoencephalitis on 16 August 2020, at age 33.