At 65, Mayor in Southern Brazil Marries 16-year-old Beauty Queen
Hissam Hussein promotes mother-in-law to Secretary of Culture; Araucária City Hall says that the teenager's mother has the experience required for the position
The mayor of Araucária (PR), Hissam Hussein Dehaini, 65, got married this month to a 16-year-old teenager and, in the same week, promoted his mother-in-law to the position of municipal secretary of Culture and Tourism.
Hissam is in his second term as mayor of the city, which is located in the metropolitan region of Curitiba, and he is also a businessman. The teenage wife is a student. Marrying a minor who is 16 or 17 years old is allowed by Brazilian law as long as there is parental consent. Read More..