Airton Faleiro

Airton Luiz Faleiro was born on March 16, 1959, in Tenente Portela (RS) and is a farmer by training, with a life trajectory and activism focused on the struggle for the rights of the working classes and rural communities. He settled in Pará at a young age, where he built his union and political career in defense of family farming and the sustainable development of the Amazon region. Affiliated with the Workers' Party (PT), Faleiro was elected federal deputy for the state of Pará for the 2019–2023 and 2023–2027 legislatures in the House of Representatives.

Political Career

Before arriving at the National Congress, he dedicated decades to union organization and social struggles, being the first coordinator of the Movement for the Survival of the Trans-Amazonian Highway and the Xingu Region, vice-president and president of the Federation of Agricultural Workers of Pará (Fetagri/PA), and director of the National Confederation of Agricultural Workers (CONTAG). Faleiro also served as a state deputy in Pará for multiple terms, where he stood out as an articulator of policies for regional development and an interlocutor of demands with the Federal Government.

Performance in the House of Representatives

In Congress, Airton Faleiro's work is marked by leadership positions and the defense of social, cultural, and educational causes. He was vice-leader of the PT (Workers' Party) and of the Minority at different times and served as president of the Labor Committee of the House of Representatives. He is a member of committees and participates in parliamentary fronts such as the Brazil-Lebanon front and those defending civil society organizations. Among his proposed bills are initiatives such as PL 2117/24 , which proposes the inclusion of riverside students in higher education quotas; PL 5411/2023 to authorize the creation of the Federal University of Marajó; PL 4615/2025 to recognize Carimbó from Pará as a cultural manifestation; PL 3421/2024 in favor of family farmers; and PL 4712/2025 to create the Federal University of Northeast Pará, among other proposals registered in the House of Representatives' system.