He lived with his siblings Rui and Gláucia in Brasília when in 1964 the military took over Brazil. Their father, the federal deputy Almino Afonso, head of PTB at the Chamber of Deputies and enemy of the dictatorship had to leave the country in order not to be arrested.
He cohabited with his siblings Rui and Gláucia in Brasília when the military coup occurred in Brazil in 1964. Their father, Almino Afonso, a federal deputy and head of PTB at the Chamber of Deputies, was forced to leave the country because of his opposition to the regime.