Hélio Leite da Silva (born 9 December 1956) is a Brazilian politician and businessman. Born in Castanhal, he has served in the city council, deputy mayor and mayor, as well as state representative since 2015 for Pará.[1]
Hélio Leite | |
|---|---|
 Leite in October 2016 | |
| Federal Deputy for Pará | |
| Assumed office 1 February 2015 | |
| Mayor of Castanhal | |
| In office 1 January 2005 – 1 January 2013 | |
| State Deputy of Pará | |
| In office 1 February 1999 – 1 January 2005 | |
| Vice Mayor of Castanhal | |
| In office 1 January 1997 – 1 February 1999 | |
| City Councilor for Castanhal | |
| In office 1 January 1989 – 1 January 1997 | |
| Alderman of Castanhal | |
| In office 1 January 1989 – 31 December 1996 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 December 1956 Castanhal, Pará, Brazil |
| Political party | DEM (2012-present) |
| Other political affiliations | PL (2007-2012) MDB (1989-2007) |
Political career
editLeite voted in favor of the impeachment against then-president Dilma Rousseff and political reformation.[2] Leite would later back Rousseff's successor Michel Temer against a similar corruption investigation and impeachment motion.[3] Leite voted in favor of 2017 Brazil labor reform.[3]
In September 2018 Conselho Indigenista Missionário (Indian Missionary Council), an activists branch of the Catholic church for indigenous people of Brazil, named 50 Brazilian politicians who had done the most to weaken the rights of indigenous people in Brazil, of which Leite was included in.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ "HÉLIO LEITE – Biografia". Câmara dos Deputados do Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 February 2019.
- ^ "Reforma trabalhista: como votaram os deputados" (in Portuguese). Carta Capital. 27 April 2017. Archived from the original on 9 April 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
- ^ a b "Como votou cada deputado sobre a denúncia contra Temer" (in Portuguese). Carta Capital. 4 August 2017. Archived from the original on 9 April 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
- ^ "Relatório destaca os 50 parlamentares mais "anti-indígenas"" [Report highlights the 50 most "anti-indigenous" parliamentarians] (in Portuguese). terra. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- ^ "Dos 50 congressistas com atuação anti-indígena, 20 foram reeleitos e 3 mantêm mandato" [Of the 50 congressmen with anti-indigenous actions, 20 were re-elected and 3 were promoted] (in Portuguese). De Olho Nos Ruralistas. 10 October 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
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