Antonio Luiz Paranhos Ribeiro Leite de Brito, or simply Antonio Brito (January 17, 1969) is a Brazilian business administrator and politician, member of the Social Democratic Party (PSD).[1][2] He is a federal deputy for Bahia and former president of the Conselho Nacional de Assistência Social (CNAS).[3][4]
Antonio Brito | |
|---|---|
 Brito in 2019 | |
| Member of Parliament for Bahia 4 consecutive terms | |
| Assumed office 1 February 2011 | |
| Secretary of Labor, Social Assistance, and Citizen Rights of Salvador | |
| In office 2009–2010 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 17, 1969 Salvador, Bahia, Bahia, Brazil |
| Political party | PSD |
| Other political affiliations | PTB (1999–2016) |
| Spouse | Leila Iossef de Brito |
| Alma mater | Universidade Salvador |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Business Administrator |
| Known for | Deputy Federal Representative for Bahia |
He is the leader of the PSD in the Chamber of Deputies.[5] He was also president of the Social Security and Family Committee three times (2015, 2019 and 2020), the second largest committee in the Chamber at the time, in terms of number of deputies.[6][7] He chairs the Brazil–Portugal Parliamentary Group, as well as coordinating the Parliamentary Front to Support for Santa Casa da Misericórdia, Hospitals and Philanthropic Entities and the Parliamentary Front to Fight Tuberculosis.[8][9][10]
He is the son of the jurist, former mayor and current councilor of Salvador, Edvaldo Brito.[11]
Biography
editEarly years and education
editBorn in Salvador, capital of the state of Bahia, Antonio Brito graduated in Business Administration from the Universidade Salvador in 1990.[12] He then moved to Rio de Janeiro to study at Universidade Gama Filho in 1993, where he specialized in Economic and Financial Auditing.[12][13][14]
Work
editSince the 1990s, he has served on the management boards of government institutions and the executive committees of representative bodies for Santas Casas and philanthropic hospitals. His roles include: President of the Municipal Council of Social Assistance of Salvador (1996-2000); President of the Union of Santas Casas and Philanthropic Entities of Bahia (1999-2002); President of the National Council of Social Assistance (2001-2003); Member of the university council of the Federal University of Bahia (2003-2005); Member of the Management Conselho Nacional de Assistência Social (2004-2006); President of the Federation of Santas Casas de Misericórdia, Hospitals, and Philanthropic Entities of Bahia (2004-2010); Member of the State Health Council of Bahia (2005-2008); President of the National Confederation of Santas Casas de Misericórdia, Hospitals, and Philanthropic Entities (2005-2011); Member of the Municipal Health Council of Salvador (2006-2008); Member of the National Health Council (2008); and President of the International Confederation of Misericórdias (2012-2015).[15]
Politics
editBetween 2009 and 2010, he took on the role of Secretary of Labor, Social Assistance and Citizen's Rights at Salvador City Hall. In 2010, he was elected Federal Deputy by the Brazilian Labour Party (PTB), standing for re-election in 2014.[16][17] In 2016, he left the PTB and joined the Social Democratic Party (PSD), at the invitation of Otto Alencar.[18][19] As a member of parliament, he voted against the impeachment of Dilma Rousseff.[2][20]
Affiliated to the PSD, he was elected to office again in 2018 and 2022.[21][22] He became leader of the PSD in the Chamber.[23][24] In the 2025 President of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil election, his name was widely rumored to be in the running for president of the Chamber of Deputies.[25][26][27] He withdrew his candidacy to support Hugo Motta, the candidate supported by Arthur Lira.[28][29]
Odebrecht
editAn article published on the G1 news portal indicates that in 2010 the congressman received 100,000 reais from the Odebrecht company for his campaign, through the construction company's computerized payment system, and that he was codenamed “Misericórdia” on the company's list of bribes.[30] However, after the Supreme Federal Court (STF) opened an inquiry and more than a year of investigation, the Public Prosecutor's Office (MP) concluded that the complaint should be dropped because there was no material evidence of the company receiving unaccounted for funds in the 2010 election campaign.[31][32][33]
References
edit- ^ Di Cunto, Raphael; Ribeiro, Marcelo (2024-11-13). "Exclusivo: Antonio Brito desiste de candidatura à presidência da Câmara e apoiará Motta". Valor Econômico (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on November 16, 2024. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- ^ a b Shores, Nicholas (November 1, 2024). "Por que Antonio Brito lembrou do impeachment de Dilma em reunião com o PT | Radar". Veja (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on November 16, 2024. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
- ^ Brito, Antonio (January 30, 2002). "Antonio Brito: O papel do CNAS na sociedade brasileira -". Folha de S. Paulo. Archived from the original on November 16, 2024. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- ^ "Antônio Brito e Elmar Nascimento: quem são os desafiantes de Lira na disputa pela presidência da Câmara". CartaCapital (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2024-10-30. Archived from the original on November 13, 2024. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- ^ Shores, Nicholas (November 13, 2024). "Líder do PSD retira candidatura na Câmara e declara apoio a Hugo Motta | Radar". Veja (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on November 13, 2024. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- ^ Borges, André (2024-06-04). "Disputa pela Câmara: o que Antonio Brito, líder do PSD, pensa sobre economia?". NeoFeed (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on June 7, 2024. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- ^ "Antonio Brito presidirá a Comissão de Seguridade Social e Família - Notícias". Portal da Câmara dos Deputados (in Brazilian Portuguese). March 3, 2019. Archived from the original on January 31, 2023. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- ^ "Antonio Brito tem encontro com presidente da Assembleia da República portuguesa". Política Livre. November 6, 2024. Archived from the original on 2024-11-16. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- ^ Bittar, Paula (February 2, 2022). "Frente Parlamentar das Santas Casas será instalada hoje - TV Câmara". Portal da Câmara dos Deputados (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on November 16, 2024. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- ^ "Ministério da Saúde debate enfrentamento da tuberculose com parlamentares do Brasil e das Américas". Ministry of Health. March 23, 2023. Archived from the original on September 27, 2023. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
- ^ Ghirotto, Edoardo (2023-09-25). "Governo destina verba a instituto presidido por pai de líder da base". Metrópoles (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on January 19, 2024. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- ^ a b "Biografia do(a) Deputado(a) Federal Antonio Brito". Portal da Câmara dos Deputados (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on December 10, 2023. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- ^ "Veja o perfil dos 3 parlamentares que disputarão a presidência da Câmara". Brasil 247 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2024-10-30. Archived from the original on November 16, 2024. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- ^ "Antonio Brito". Social Democratic Party (in Brazilian Portuguese). March 7, 2017. Archived from the original on June 17, 2024. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- ^ "Antonio Luiz Paranhos Ribeiro Leite de Brito". Centro de Pesquisa e Documentação de História Contemporânea do Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on May 16, 2024. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- ^ "Apuração dos votos: Bahia - Eleições - 2010". Terra (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on December 25, 2023. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- ^ "Veja os deputados federais eleitos por estado e como ficam as bancadas". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2014-10-06. Archived from the original on January 17, 2024. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- ^ Morais, Matheus (March 10, 2016). "Otto Alencar confirma ingresso de Antônio Brito e Edvaldo Brito no PSD". Rádio Metrópole (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on November 16, 2024. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- ^ Mendes, David (March 10, 2016). "Edvaldo e Antônio Brito trocam PTB por PSD". Tribuna da Bahia. Archived from the original on March 11, 2016. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
- ^ "Veja como deputados votaram no impeachment de Dilma, na PEC 241, na reforma trabalhista e na denúncia contra Temer". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2017-08-03. Archived from the original on September 13, 2024. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- ^ "Confira a lista dos 39 deputados federais eleitos pela Bahia". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2018-10-08. Archived from the original on February 19, 2023. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- ^ "Confira a lista dos 39 deputados federais eleitos pela Bahia | Eleições 2022 na Bahia". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2022-10-03. Archived from the original on December 1, 2022. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- ^ Pitombo, João (2023-11-28). "Deputado discreto e conciliador articulou bancada negra e mira presidência da Câmara". Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on November 13, 2024. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- ^ Sardinha, Edson (2022-11-09). "Kassab acerta apoio do PSD a Lula e quer dois ministérios". Congresso em Foco (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on December 4, 2022. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- ^ Di Cunto, Raphael; Ribeiro, Marcelo (2024-10-09). "Antônio Brito cobrará apoio do MDB em disputa por comando da Câmara". Valor Econômico (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on October 10, 2024. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- ^ Rodrigues, Basília (September 10, 2024). ""Estamos evoluindo", diz candidato do PSD na Câmara sobre pacto com União | Blogs". CNN Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on October 8, 2024. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- ^ "Lula se encontra com candidato de Kassab ao comando da Câmara". Poder360 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2024-09-16. Archived from the original on October 1, 2024. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- ^ Azevedo, Victoria (2024-11-13). "Brito e Elmar desistem de candidatura à presidência da Câmara e consolidam hegemonia de Hugo Motta". Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on November 13, 2024. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- ^ Miazzo, Leonardo (2024-11-13). "Hugo Motta consolida supermaioria e pode quebrar recorde de Lira na Câmara". CartaCapital (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on November 14, 2024. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- ^ "Delação da Odebrecht: Antônio de Brito é suspeito de receber pagamento da construtora em campanha eleitoral". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2017-04-12. Archived from the original on October 14, 2023. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- ^ "Jornal Correio | 'Não respondo a nenhum processo', diz Deputado Antônio Brito". Correio. October 14, 2018. Archived from the original on November 16, 2024. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- ^ "Justiça Eleitoral arquiva inquérito contra Antonio Brito". Política Livre. Archived from the original on October 2, 2018. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- ^ "Justiça Eleitoral arquiva inquérito contra Antonio Brito por receber caixa 2 da Odebrecht - Bahia Notícias". Bahia Notícias (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2018-10-01. Archived from the original on June 26, 2019. Retrieved 2024-11-16.