Luiz Antonio Nabhan Garcia

Nabhan Garcia
Nabhan Garcia in 2020
Secretary of Land Affairs of Brazil
In office
December 18, 2018 – December 31, 2022
PresidentJair Bolsonaro
Personal details
Born
Luiz Antonio Nabhan Garcia

(1958-05-22) 22 May 1958 (age 66)
Presidente Prudente, Brazil
Political partyBrazilian Labor Party
SpouseMaria Angela Parzianello Nabhan Garcia
Children1

Nabhan Garcia (born May 22, 1958) is a Brazilian politician and farmer, who was the Secretary of Land Affairs in the government of President Jair Bolsonaro, in addition to being appointed as president of the Rural Democratic Union.[1][2][3] A member of the Brazilian branch of the Nabhan family, he is the son of Sofia Nabhan Garcia and Rafael Garcia Martins.

On his mother's side, Nabhan is a descendant of one of the first Lebanese and Syrian immigrants in Brazil, as a grandson of Amin Jahjah Nabhan and Chames Nabhan. Nabhan Garcia is a rancher and farmer, with farms in São Paulo and Mato Grosso do Sul, he became known for his clashes with the landless in Pontal do Paranapanema, in western São Paulo, between 1990 and 2010.[4]

  1. ^ "Quem é Nabhan Garcia, o todo-poderoso secretário fundiário de Bolsonaro". Exame (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2019-11-10. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
  2. ^ "Nabhan Garcia e Incra fortaleceram "soldado bolsonarista" que aterrorizou famílias do MST na BA". Brasil de Fato (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2022-02-02. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
  3. ^ Krauss, Clifford; Yaffe-Bellany, David; Simões, Mariana (2019-10-10). "Why Amazon Fires Keep Raging 10 Years After a Deal to End Them". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
  4. ^ Pires, Alice Maciel, Yolanda (2022-03-22). "Casamento da filha de Nabhan Garcia traz elo entre policial e ruralistas contrários ao MST". Agência Pública (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-07-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)